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I Escaped the World's Deadliest Shark Attack
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Hi there, awesome Great Middle Grade Reads readers!
Just wanted to chime in and say we can also send you a Kindle/Mobi/Epub version.
Do you like survival stories? We'd love to send you I Escaped the World's Deadliest Shark Attack.
Thanks,
Scott Peters
In this stirring, adrenaline-charged book, a young sailor is caught in the horrors of WW2 and the USS Indianapolis shark attacks. A Notable New Children's Release from multi-award-winning Ellie Crowe and Scott Peters.
16-year-old Josh is thrilled to be a crew member aboard the mighty USS Indianapolis. But when a Japanese torpedo strikes in the middle of the night, it tears the warship in half. Josh is thrown from the deck and plunged deep into the black ocean. In horror, he watches the massive vessel 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, hundreds of sharks begin to circle. He's living his worst nightmare, but for how long? Can he survive without a lifeboat, food or water in a sea of countless hungry sharks? Every hour is a fight because if he gives up, he'll never make it home. But does he have what it takes to survive? With no rescue team in sight, can Josh ever hope to escape?
On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed at 15 minutes past midnight. It sank in 12 minutes. The survivors spent four days fighting off the deadliest shark attacks in history. This is the 3rd children's book in the I Escaped Series about brave kids who face real-world challenges and find ways to escape.