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The ghost in the noonday sun
Par Sid Fleischman. 2007
A pirate story unfolds when a 12-year-old boy is shanghaied and made to search for buried treasure - all because…
the villainous captain thinks that a boy born at the stroke of midnight ought to have the power to see a ghost. Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence, some strong language. 2007, c1965.The great wide sea
Par M. H Herlong. 2008
Still mourning the death of their mother, three brothers go with their father on an extended sailing trip off the…
Florida Keys and have a harrowing adventure at sea. Some strong language. Grades 5-8. 2008.The convicts (Curse of the Jolly Stone trilogy. #1.)
Par Iain Lawrence. 2005
After his father is hauled off to prison, Tom Tin has to survive on the mean streets of 19th century…
London. He finds, and loses, a diamond; joins a street gang; and helps a grave robber steal a corpse. When he is sentenced to seven years on a prison ship for boys, Tom decides to plan his escape. Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence. Followed by "The cannibals". 2005.The dark frigate
Par Charles Boardman Hawes. 1971
The English frigate on which Philip Marsham is training rescues 12 men from a sinking ship. Within three days, the…
rescued men have murdered the captain, seized the ship and sailed for the Caribbean in hopes of plunder and booty. Some violence. 1924 Newbery Award winner. Grades 5-8. 1971.The castaways (Curse of the Jolly Stone trilogy. #3.)
Par Iain Lawrence. 2007
Bad luck continues to follow Tom Tin and his mates as they find themselves aboard a formerly abandoned ship, are…
taught to be sailors by two black-hearted castaways they rescue, and sail to a Caribbean island where they make important new friends and enemies. Grades 5-8. Sequel to "The cannibals". 2007.The cannibals (Curse of the Jolly Stone trilogy. #2.)
Par Iain Lawrence. 2006
Tom Tin and his friend Midgely - with assorted juvenile criminals - escape the ship taking them to serve their…
terms in Australia and head for a Pacific island, forgetting Tom's father's warnings about headhunters and cannibals. Grades 5-8. Sequel to "The convicts", followed by "The castaways". 2006.The buccaneers (High seas trilogy. #3.)
Par Iain Lawrence. 2002
In the eighteenth century sixteen-year-old John Spencer sails from England in his schooner, the Dragon, to the Caribbean, where he…
and the crew encounter pirates, fierce storms, fever, and a strange man who some fear may be cursed. Grades 5-8. Sequel to "The smugglers". 2002.The black pearl
Par Scott O'Dell. 1995
The aquanauts
Par John Lunn. 2005
Fifteen-year-old Greta travels with her brilliant father to a laboratory on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Her father has…
created a man-made black hole, but an accident with it spins her dad, along with all the other scientists, billions of years into the future, trapping in a particle of time. Three other kids live on the habitat, and, calling themselves the Aquanauts, they band together with Greta to travel through time in a frantic attempt to save their parents and themselves from being locked under the sea for eternity. For junior and senior high readers. Some descriptions of violence. 2005.Terry and the pirates
Par Julian F Thompson. 2000
Sixteen-year-old Terry stows away on a yacht that was stolen by young Mick and is sailing south. Mick is washed…
overboard during a tropical storm. Terry is rescued and held for ransom by an eccentric pirate family that is looking for buried treasure. Senior High. 2000.Tales from the Isle of Spice: a collection of new Caribbean folk tales
Par Richardo Keens-Douglas. 2004
Three magical tales retold for middle readers: enter the richly magical world of Tales from the Isle of Spice and…
visit a bottomless lake where an enchanted princess lives; try your luck against the sinister woman who walks in moonlight stalking souls; catch a glimpse of the mysterious boy with an angelic face whose scarred body hides beneath the waves. Grades 3-6. Winner of the 2005 Golden Oak Award. 2004.Shipwreck (Detective Murdoch mystery.)
Par Maureen Jennings. 2010
1873, Nova Scotia. A storm has wrecked a ship on the shores of a fishing village, and people work bravely…
to rescue the crew - but many die. When young Will Murdoch and the local priest examine the bodies, they discover gold and diamonds. They suspect that the shipwreck was not responsible for all the deaths. Some descriptions of violence. A high-interest, low-vocabulary book. 2010.Special Edward (Orca currents)
Par Eric Walters. 2009
Slacker Edward fakes a learning disability to gain a special-education designation in school. But instead of lowering his parents' expectations,…
Edward ends up working harder than ever. A high-interest, low-vocabulary book. Grades 5-8. 2009.Stranded
Par Eric Walters. 1998
While on a school trip Gordon, Mike and Chuckie are stranded on a remote island marine station. The marine biologists…
who run the station have to leave suddenly and then the power goes out. When a pod of pilot whales becomes stranded on the beach the boys must think fast and act quickly to save them. Grades 5-8. 1998.Shadow shark
Par Colin Thiele. 1988
When 12-year-old Joe goes shark hunting with his Uncle Harry and cousin Meg, their boat catches fire. Meg, Joe and…
Uncle Harry, who is badly injured, land on Wayward Island with no way of getting help. Grades 5-8. c1988.Saltwater summer
Par Roderick Haig-Brown. 2000
Seventeen-year-old Don Morgan has bought himself a 32-foot west coast salmon troller. Now he is free to fish the entire…
length of the BC coast. With his friend Tubby Miller, he sets off on his adventure, but things don't unfold quite as he had hoped. Don soon realizes that he has a lot to learn, not just about commercial fishing, but about growing up. For senior high readers. 1948. c2000.From the age of eight, Roberta Bondar knew she wanted to be an astronaut. In January 1992 she made Canadian…
history when she became the first Canadian woman, and first neurologist, to go into space on board Discovery. The story of her journey to become a leading astronaut is a fascinating tale of dedication, commitment, and courage. Grades 4-7. 2004.Rites of passage (Sea trilogy ; #1)
Par William Golding. 1980
In the cabin of an ancient, stinking warship bound for Australia, a man writes a journal to entertain his godfather…
back in England. With wit and disdain he records mounting tensions on board, as an obsequious clergyman attracts the animosity of the tyrannical captain and surly crew. Followed by "Close quarters" (DC31504). Junior and senior high. 1980 Man Booker Prize. 1980. (Sea trilogy ; 1)Richard Bolitho, Midshipman (Richard Bolitho novels. #1.)
Par Alexander Kent. 1975
Only sixteen but already a veteran of four years in the king's navy, Richard Bolitho joins his second ship, the…
Gorgon, in 1771. Its mission - to investigate the brutal slave trade on Africa's west coast - proves much more perilous than he expected. Some descriptions of violence. Followed by "Midshipman Bolitho and the 'Avenger'. 1975. (Richard Bolitho novels ; 1)Pirates en Somalie: Catastrophe En Guadeloupe (Grand roman Dominique et compagnie)
Par Camille Bouchard. 2012
Nicolas et ses parents partent en mer pour faire de la plongée sous-marine. Mais cette paisible escapade se transforme vite…
en périlleuse expédition. Tempête, pirates, requins mangeurs d'hommes : de multiples dangers guettent Nicolas et sa famille. Réussiront-ils à s'en sortir ? Années 3-6. 2012.