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Victoria Williamson
After a boating accident leaves fourteen-year-old Max deaf, he is angry and without friends on his remote Scottish island. New wind turbines are bringing strong Wi-Fi to the island, raising the possibility that this change could affect Max’s life. The book includes American Sign Language and British Sign Language charts, along with a map.
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Radar and the Raft: A True Story About a Scientific Marvel, the Lives It Saved, and the World It ChangedJeff LantosThis nonfiction account connects scientific developments from the eighteenth century, including batteries and radar, to a World War II rescue at sea. After a cargo ship is torpedoed in shark-filled waters, injured and starving survivors wait for help. The book recounts how inventions and the actions of courageous countrymen contributed to their eventual rescue, with watercolor art, archival photographs, sources, and an index.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Lifeboat 5Susan HoodBess Walder and her younger brother Louis leave East London for Canada aboard the SS City of Benares after Nazi bombs threaten their hometown. During World War II, the ship is torpedoed. Bess and her best friend hold onto an overturned lifeboat in the Atlantic for nineteen hours as they await rescue. Written in free verse, the novel is based on the experiences of two real girls.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The OutsmartersDeborah EllisTwelve-year-old Kate lives with her grandmother, who operates a junk shop on the edge of a Canadian town, after Kate’s mother left her there. Suspended from school and prone to rages, Kate starts a philosophical advice booth and wrestles with questions of her own. Back in school, she confronts bullying and begins making friends while her grandmother encourages her money-making efforts and independence.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details