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The Finest Hours (Young Readers Edition)
The True Rescue Series (Book 1)
- Narrator
- Alex Boyles
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 20 September 2022
- Run Time
- 3 hours 43 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
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 the adult nonfiction book, a New York Times bestseller, tells the story of the shipwreck and a harrowing Coast Guard rescue in which four men in a tiny lifeboat overcame insurmountable odds and saved more than thirty stranded sailors.
This is a fast-paced, uplifting story that puts young listeners in the middle of the action. It’s a gripping story of heroism and survival with the same intensity as The Perfect Storm.
Michael J. Tougias’ book is the basis for a major motion picture from Disney, starring Chris Pine and Casey Affleck.
Critics Review
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“This poignant history should be an easy sell to readers of adventure, seafaring, or rescue stories.”
School Library Journal
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“Gripping…The desperate struggles of crew members on both the wrecks and the rescue boats…will make readers appreciate the bravery of the men who put their lives on the line…Action-packed.”
Publishers Weekly
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Details
- Author
- Casey Sherman, Michael J. Tougias
- Narrator
- Alex Boyles
- Duration
- 3 hours 43 minutes
- Release Date
- 20 September 2022
- ISBN
- 9798212023085
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Rocks, weather and physical world, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Transport and vehicles
Synopsis
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 the shipwreck and a harrowing Coast Guard rescue when four men in a tiny lifeboat overcame insurmountable odds and saved more than thirty stranded sailors. This is a fast-paced, uplifting story that puts young listeners in the middle of the action. It’s a gripping story of heroism and survival with the same intensity as The Perfect Storm.
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