I Escaped The World's Deadliest Shark Attack: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis, WW2($18.99Value)

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16-year-old Josh, a sailor and baseball fan, battles sharks and huge waves after a torpedo sinks the WWII USS Indianapolis. The Survival Series that celebrates the awesome history of us. From multi-award-winning Ellie Crowe and Scott Peters comes a wild escape adventure based on the true story of the world's deadliest shark attack. Short attention spans | Chapter Book | Ages 8-12 | B&W Illustrations 16-year-old Josh is thrilled to be a WW2 sailor aboard the mighty USS Indianapolis. But when a Japanese torpedo strikes in the middle of the night, it tears the battleship in half. As the ship sinks, Josh is plunged deep into the black ocean. In horror, he watches the US navy ship begin its death plunge, threatening to pull him down with it. Josh is no swimmer. He's a baseball player from San Antonio, Texas. He's way out of his element. Soon, the first hungry shark begins to circle. Josh is living his worst nightmare, but for how long? Can he stay alive with no lifeboat or food in shark infested waters? Every hour is a fight because if he gives up, he'll never make it home. Can Josh survive the worst naval disaster in U.S. history? This is the 3rd children's book in the I Escaped Series about brave boys and girls who face real-world challenges and find ways to escape disaster. Sure to appeal to fans of New York Times Bestseller Lauren Tarshis's I Survived Series and Great Battles For Boys by Joe Giorello. The short chapters make for easy wins, and Josh's gripping situation keeps even reluctant readers turning pages just to find out what's going to happen next. Great for kids book clubs and classrooms--a study guide is available at https://scottpetersbooks.com/downloads/worksheets Packed with a special section on facts about sharks for kids, World War 2 facts, information about the USS Indianapolis wreck and much more. Includes survivor quotes and photos. An adrenaline-charged, nonstop action adventure tale of values and courage. Collect the whole I Escaped Series "a must for every reading list" Can Josh survive disaster? Read it and find out! THE I ESCAPED SERIES I Escaped North Korea!I Escaped the California Camp FireI Escaped the World's Deadliest Shark Attack     coming soon I Escaped Amazon Rainforest PiratesI Escaped the San Francisco Earthquake   What Amazon readers are saying about  I ESCAPED NORTH KOREA! (I Escaped Book One)   ~ a fast-paced read, with three-dimensional characters and real-world implications. Highly recommended.~ Courage and perseverance win! ~ Aching descriptions mix with beautifully crafted sentences, such as "He was surprised to see the river again. It felt like bumping into a friend." ~ a good introduction to the issues involved ~ A great middle-grade story . . . many exciting near misses and challenges to be faced ~ Interesting, and makes you grateful. This is a really interesting, well-written story. ~ Insightful. Intriguing. Enlightening. A "must read". ~ I was enthralled with Dae's journey from beginning to end. It is well written and perfectly paced. The characters have depth, as do the settings. Definitely recommend! ~ Fantastic ! just a superb educational book! It is so informative, colorful and exciting.  ~ The story is gripping and full of heart wrenching suspense. Great for young readers. Recommended. Scott Peters has always been fascinated by history. Scott writes adventures for middle-graders who love to explore the world. In addition to writing, the author has created over 300 museum, science center and theme park installations for such places as the SMITHSONIAN, WALT DISNEY WORLD, PARAMOUNT PICTURES, and the WASHINGTON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. Peters also helped design an interactive TV show for the NICKELODEON CHANNEL. Ellie Crowe's Published Books include: Surfer of the Century (Lee and Low NY), Hardcore Inventing, Invent, Protect, Promote and Profit (Skyhorse Publishing, NY, Hawaii, A Pictorial Celebration, (Sterling Publishing NY) and Exploring Lost Hawaii, Places of Power, History, Mystery and Magic, (Island Heritage, Hawaii) that featured on the History Channel and the Travel Channel, Harold and the Poopy Little Puppy (TCK Publishing CA), I Escaped North Korea (Best Day Publishing HI), Gatorlands (Indigo River Publishing FL) Awards include: Asian/Pacific American Award for Children's Literature, Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance Once Upon a World Award, Carter G. Woodson Award, Texas Bluebonnet Master List selection, Bank Street College Books of the Year, The Bloomsbury Review Editors Favorite, Cleveland Public Library Distinguished Children's Biography List, Texas Women's University Librarians' Choice, Kiriyama Notable Books, BookList Best Children's Books, 5 awards for excellence from the Hawaii Book Publishers'Association, the Kahili Award in Literary Arts in the "Keep It Hawaii" awards, Award for special interest book by the Hawaii Book Publishers'Association, Hawaii Tourism Authority "Keep it Hawaii" award for excellence in Literary Arts