Title:
Fatal forecast : an incredible true story of courage in a savage storm / Michael J. Tougias.
ISBN:
9780316556217
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York ; Boston : Christy Ottaviano Books, Little, Brown and Company, [2024]
Physical Description:
ix unnumbered pages, 257 pages, 8 pages unnumbered plates : map, illustrations ; 21 cm.
General Note:
"Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Story of Courage In a Savage Storm was adapted for young readers by Michael J. Tougias. It is an abridgment of the adult book Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Tale of Disaster and Survival at Sea by Michael J. Tougias, originally published in 2007 by Scribner, a division of Simon & Schuster"--Copyright page.
Contents:
Prologue -- The Fair Wind crew -- Heading out -- The forecast -- In the Monster's grip -- Pitch-poled -- Decisions -- The Sea Fever -- Blow out -- Swept away -- Part 2. Stay with the raft -- Tumbling in the void -- Inside a punching bag -- Trapped -- The Coast Guard -- A silent killer -- A pilot's nightmare -- Part 3. Alone at night -- Dawn -- A search begins -- Heading home and all alone -- Drifting East -- The search -- Almost out of time -- At the edge of the bank -- Salvation -- The airlift -- A different kind of pain -- The inquiry and a thank you -- Epilogue.
Summary:
"A spellbinding, moment-by-moment account of seventy-two hours in the lives of eight young fishermen-some of whom would never set foot on dry land again-as they fight to survive a deadly storm in the middle of winter"-- Provided by publisher.
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OCLC Number:
on1411307769
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