I Escaped The World's Deadliest Shark Attack

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!

Author: Scott Peters, Ellie Crowe
Publisher: Best Day Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/28/2019
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d
ISBN: 9781951019082
Audience: Ages 9-12

About the Author
Peters, Scott: - 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.Crowe, Ellie: - Awards include: 2008 Asian/Pacific American Award for Children's Literature, 2008 Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance Once Upon a World Award, Carter G. Woodson Award, Texas Bluebonnet Master List 2010/2011selection, 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 2008, Kiriyama Notable Books 2008, BookList Best Children's Books 2007, 5 awards for excellence from the Hawaii Book Publishers'Association, the Kahili Award in Literary Arts in the 2004 Keep It Hawaii awards, Award for special interest book in 2002 by the Hawaii Book Publishers'Association, Hawaii Tourism Authority Keep it Hawaii award for excellence in Literary Arts.

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