02182cam a2200385 4500 546496946 TxAuBib 20210825120000.0 131114s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2013030661 9780805097641 hardback 0805097643 hardback 9781250044235 paperback 1250044235 paperback (OCoLC)849212452 DLC eng rda DLC BTCTA YDXCP BDX OCLCO OCLCF FOLLT TxAuBib Tougias, Mike, 1955- The finest hours : the true story of a heroic sea rescue / Michael J. Tougias & Casey Sherman. First edition. New York : Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt and Company, 2014. xi, 160 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. "An adaptation for young readers of The finest hours: the true story of the U.S. Coast Guard's most daring sea rescue"--Jacket. Includes bibliographical references (pages [155]-160). "On the night of February 18, 1952, during one of the worst winter storms that New England has ever seen, two oil tankers just off the shore of Cape Cod were torn in half by the force of the storm. This middle-grade adaptation of an adult nonfiction book tells the story of a harrowing Coast Guard rescue when four men in a tiny lifeboat overcame insurmountable odds and saved more than 30 stranded sailors. This is a fast-paced, uplifting story that puts young readers in the middle of the action."-- 1140L Lexile. Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.5 6 163696. 20210825. Pendleton (Tanker) Juvenile literature. CG36500 (Lifeboat) Juvenile literature. Shipwrecks Massachusetts Chatham History Juvenile literature. Shipwreck survival History Juvenile literature. Sherman, Casey, 1969-, author. TXGAI