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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.Strawberry girl
Par Lois Lenski. 1995
Ten-year-old Birdie Boyer and her family have just moved to the Florida backwoods and are struggling to make a living…
by raising strawberries. Making the new farm prosper is not easy, with the heat, droughts, and cold snaps to get through. Perhaps the most worrisome thing for the Boyers is the rowdy family on the adjoining farm, who are ready and waiting to start a feud. Grades 4-7. 1995.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.Still glides the stream
Par Flora Thompson. 1967
Slow water
Par Annamarie Rustom Jagose. 2003
The year is 1836 and English clergyman William Yate sets sail from London, bound for New Zealand. Caught up in…
a shipboard love affair, he is utterly transformed. During the four-month sea voyage the passengers and crew are drawn into Yate's life. On landfall at Sydney their world changes and Yate finds his life and reputation threatened. The novel is based on a true story. Descriptions of sex. 2003.Sounding
Par Hank Searls. 1982
Obsessed with the desire to communicate with man, an aging sperm whale cruises into the vicinity of a Russian nuclear…
submarine stranded 600 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. 1982.Sloop of war (Richard Bolitho novels. #6.)
Par Alexander Kent. 1972
During the spring of 1778, young Richard Bolitho takes command of the British ship "Sparrow", a sloop of war with…
a crew of untried men. Sequel to "In gallant company" (DC38015). Followed by "To glory we steer" (DC28383). 1972. (Richard Bolitho novels ; 6)Silver wedding
Par Maeve Binchy. 1988
Desmond and Deirdre O'Hagan will soon have been married for twenty-five years. Naturally there must be a celebration - but…
who is going to arrange it? And will the right people come? The past secrets and present fears of family and friends are unveiled in this collection of stories. Each story is separate from, yet connected to, the others, all culminating in the last revealing drama - the celebration itself. 1988.Sir Philip's folly (Poor Relations. #4.)
Par Marion Chesney. 1994
Mrs. Budge, another of Sir Philip's paramours, is allowed to stay at the hotel, but she is lazy and eats…
all day. A guest named Lady Carruthers arrives, and to hide her age, dresses her 19-year old daughter as a school girl. The poor relations must deal with Mrs. Budge, find Arabella a husband and trounce her terrible mother. Sequel to "Mrs. Budley falls from grace" (DC12531), followed by Colonel Sandhurst to the rescue" (DC13445). 1994. (The Poor Relations ; 4)Shock wave: a novel (Dirk Pitt Ser.)
Par Clive Cussler. 1996
Dirk Pitt meets an intriguing and sinister villain, in a conflict that is waged above and below the sea for…
the survival of sea creatures and human beings. Through trials by storms, hunger and thirst, Pitt's genius and drive eventually bring him to a spine chilling confrontation with Arthur Dorsett, at the heart of his domain: a confrontation in which Pitt gains triumph at the cost of great personal loss. 1996.Sharpe's prey: Richard Sharpe and the expedition to Copenhagen, 1807 (Richard Sharpe ; #5)
Par Bernard Cornwell. 2001
It is 1807 and Sharpe has joined the newly formed Greenjackets but his future in the army seems hopeless. He…
is rescued from disgrace by General Sir David Baird, who needs a 'disposable' man for a mission in Copenhagen. But unless Sharpe can complete the mission, the army will meet disaster. Sequel to "Sharpe's trafalgar"(DC29098); followed by "Sharpe's rifles"(DC29773). 2001. (Richard Sharpe ; 5)Sharpe's Trafalgar: Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 (Richard Sharpe ; #4)
Par Bernard Cornwell. 2000
It is 1805 and Sharpe is on his way home to join the newly formed Green Jackets. His voyage home…
should be a period of rest, but his ship is riven with treachery and threatened by the Revenant, a French sea-raider that is terrorising British shipping in the Indian Ocean. Betrayed and defeated, Sharpe is imprisoned on the Ile de France, doomed to rot there until the war ends - until an unlikely ally secures his escape onto a British warship that is hunting the Revenant. Sequel to "Sharpe's fortress" (DC28409). 2000. (Richard Sharpe ; 4)Shallows
Par Tim Winton. 1984
Whales have always been the life-force of Angelus, a small town on the south coast of Western Australia. Their annual…
passing defines the rhythms of a life where little changes, and the town depends on their carcasses. So when the battle begins on the beaches outside the town, and when Queenie Cookson, a local girl, joins the Greenies to make amends for the crimes of her whaling ancestors, it can only throw everything into chaos. 1985. c1984.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.Serpent: a novel from the Numa files (The numa Files Ser. #Bk. 1)
Par Clive Cussler, Paul Kemprecos. 1999
National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA) investigators Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala use their aquatic skills and keen minds to…
try to retrieve a mysterious object from an armored car on the sunken Andrea Doria. They face numerous adventures fraught with complications and impeded by political schemes. Bestseller. 1999.Sea gold (Seal books)
Par Ian Slater. 1979
Sea of poppies (The ibis Trilogy #Bk. 1)
Par Amitav Ghosh. 2008
At the heart of this epic saga, set just before the Opium Wars, is an old slaving-ship, The Ibis. Its…
destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean, its crew a motley array of sailors and stowaways, coolies and convicts. Fate has thrown together a truly diverse cast of Indians and Westerners, from a bankrupt Raja to a widowed villager, from an evangelical English opium trader to a mulatto American freedman. As their old family ties are washed away they, like their historical counterparts, come to view themselves as jahaj-bhais or ship-brothers. An unlikely dynasty is born, which will span continents, races and generations. 2008.Semper Fi (The Corps ; #1)
Par W. E. B Griffin. 1986
From Parris Island to Pearl Harbor, the leathernecks come to life as heroes and lovers, fighters and dreamers, united in…
spirit and devoted to the Marine Corps code of honour. Focuses on a smart, tough, independent PFC named Ken McCoy, whose cool head under fire combined with his skulduggery and knack for learning foreign languages helps him gain a commission. Explicit strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some descriptions of violence. Followed by "Call to arms". 1986. (The Corps ; 1)Sea of grey: an Alan Lewrie naval adventure (Alan Lewrie naval adventure series. #10.)
Par Dewey Lambdin. 2002
Captain Alan Lewrie sets sail aboard HMS Proteus for the West Indies, where General Toussaint L'Ouverture leads a slave rebellion…
in France's Saint Domingue colony. Lewrie patrols for privateers, French warships, and anything suspicious. Sequel to "King's Captain". Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2002. (Alan Lewrie naval adventure series ; 10)Sea story: a novel
Par Sam Llewellyn. 1987
Multimillion-dollar yachts compete in a sailing race that lasts eight months and takes them from the United States to South…
Africa, Australia and Argentina. The competitors battle each other, their shipmates, the weather, and the sea. Strong language. c1987.