Adventure on the high seas!
Illustrated by Nancy Carpenter
ISBN 978-0-375-82247-6
On sale now at Barnes & Noble
Based on a true story
WHAM! The Pliny
jolts as if Black Beard himself has just punched her in the belly. Pedro and
I slide and smack--bang--into the bulwark.
"We're grounded," cries the first mate. "We've hit a shoal!"
Review excerpts
"A storm, a shipwreck and possibly pirates! What more could you want from a historical seafaring adventure? . . . Young children may clutch your forearm as you read this one aloud, but isn’t it a nice change of pace — in this time of “Pirates of the Caribbean” and “Titanic” — to tell them a seaborne adventure featuring genuine heroes?"
-- New York Times book review, May 16, 2012
"Riveting reading"
--Kirkus starred review
"Carbone ... writes an exciting first-person narrative here, with plenty of sensory details ... and a consistently boy-like perspective. Shaded with colors, lines, and crosshatching, Carpenter's drawings ... capture intense emotions in a series of beautifully composed, often dramatic scenes."
-- Booklist, starred review, April 1, 2012
"... [a] spirited introduction to historical fiction."
-- Horn Book, March 1, 2012
Heroes of the Surf
In May of 1882, a large steamship ran aground off the coast of New Jersey. Elisa Carbone imagines what it was like for two boys on that ship: waking up in the middle of the night, waves crashing over the side, the storm too big to lower the lifeboats. And then the flashing of light from shore--the surfmen, true "heroes of the surf," come to rescue them. The award-winning author's meticulous research combined with Nancy Carpenter's spectacular illustrations make this thrilling adventure on the high seas one not to be missed!
ISBN 978-0-670-06312-3
Awards and Honors
Kirkus Best Books of 2012
Junior Library Guild Selection
Capitol Choices Award Nominee
* Starred review Kirkus
* Starred review Booklist
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