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By Patrick O'Brian. 1983
Adventures during the Napoleonic War with Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin who serve with the fleet of ships based off…
the coast of Malta. Sequel to "The Ionian mission" (DC31580). Followed by "The far side of the world" (DC31579). 1983. (Jack Aubrey ; 9)By Eric Walters. 1997
Thirteen-year-old Helen joins her mother and younger brother aboard the "Karluk" in 1913 as part the Canadian Arctic Expedition. Helen…
records the events of the voyage in her diary as the ill-fated expedition becomes trapped in the ice of an early Arctic freeze-over, and they are forced to leave the ship to find solid land. Winner of the 1999 Silver Birch Award. Grades 5-8. 1997.By Mark Joseph. 1986
By Alexander Kent. 1968
Young Captain Bolitho is ordered to take his frigate to the Caribbean, and there he proves what he and his…
tiny craft can achieve. Sequel to "Sloop of war" (DC00006). Followed by "Command a king's ship" (DC09013). 1968. (Richard Bolitho novels ; 7)By Barbara Williams. 1995
As the Trask family sets sail aboard the Titanic in 1912, thirteen-year-old Albert has a lot on his mind. His…
father has died, leaving him to be the man of the family. His mother is unhappy about returning to America from England, where they have been living, and his younger sister is worse than a pest. When the "unsinkable" ship begins to go down, Albert takes his responsibilities seriously, risking his life. Grades 4-7. 1995.By Iain Lawrence. 1998
Shipwrecked after a vicious storm off the Cornish coast, fourteen-year-old John Spencer attempts to save his father and himself. He…
also must deal with an evil secret about the English coastal town where they are stranded. Followed by "The smugglers". Grades 3-6. 1998.By Patrick O'Brian. 1993
At the beginning of the voyage Jack Aubrey finds himself pursuing an American privateer through the Great South Sea. However…
his real objective is to ignite the revolutionary atmosphere in South America, in order to relieve the pressure on the British government, which though heavily involved in the struggle with Napoleon in Europe, has also blundered into war with the fledgling but uncompromising United States. 1997. (Aubrey-Maturin ; 16)By Ian Cameron. 1975
An expedition searching for legendary golden seals near the most desolate island on earth is trapped in a re-enactment of…
an old tragedy. The party faces an Antarctic winter, deadly disasters, and supernatural forces. For high school and older readers. Some strong language. 1975.By Douglas Reeman. 1989
Set just as the Second World War has ended, this adventure centres around the aftermath of war at the great…
naval base of Kiel. Commander Vere Marriott wrestles with conflicting emotions towards the defeated Germans. Some of his crew develop compassion while others see a chance to exploit a starving population. 1989.By Neil Munro. 2003
For nearly a century, readers have delighted in the exploits of one of the most endearing characters ever to set…
sail into a country's imagination - Para Handy, captain of that 'most uncertain puffer' 'The Vital Spark'. The escapades of the Master Mariner, Dougie the Mate, Macphail the Engineer, and The Tar - beloved ever since Neil Munro first set them loose on an unsuspecting public all those years ago - are now part of Scotland's genetic make-up. 2003.By Gary Paulsen. 1989
When 14-year-old David goes out on a sailboat to scatter his uncle's ashes, he is caught in a fierce storm…
that carries him 350 miles from home. For junior and senior high readers. 1989.By Andrea Barrett. 1998
A nautical adventure of personal and scientific discovery blends elements of historical expeditions with fictional characters. In 1855 Erasmus Darwin…
Wells, a naturalist, accompanies his sister's fiance, Zechariah Voorhees, on an Arctic voyage--ostensibly to trace the Franklin explorers who vanished years ago. But Zeke's ambitions go beyond that, and his crew has to fight for its own survival. c1998.By Patrick O'Brian. 1997
A novel about the sea, telling the tale of the Wager, an ill-fated ship on Anson's expedition round the world.…
She is driven onto rocks off the coast of Chile, and sinks. The survivors fall into trouble of every kind, including mutiny and bloodshed, before being led northwards to safety by a band of stony and depraved Indians. 1997.By Ernest Perrault. 1973
By Patrick O'Brian. 1997
Jack Aubrey has been reinstated in his command and is sailing on a secret mission with a hand-picked crew, most…
of them shipmates from the voyages of earlier years. Distant waters, exotic scenes and flora and fauna enrich the account of the cloak and dagger work in which they are involved. Sequel to "The letter of Marque" (DC31581). Followed by "The nutmeg of consolation" (DC30882). 1997. (Jack Aubrey ; 13)By Patrick O'Brian. 1980
Further adventures at sea of Jack Aubrey and his friend Stephen Maturin during the Napoleonic wars. Sequel to "The fortune…
of war" (DC29750). Followed by "The Ionian mission" (DC31580). 1980. (Jack Aubrey ; 7)By Peg Kehret. 1999
In 1834 when a storm at sea destroys the slave ship on which she is a stowaway, twelve-year-old Emma musters…
all her resourcefulness to survive in the African jungle. Grades 4-7. 2000, c1999.By Patrick O'Brian. 1986
Jack Aubrey returns from his duties protecting whalers off the South American coast and is persuaded by a friend to…
make investments in the City. From there he is led into London's underworld - a world his friend knows well. An unconventional naval tale. Sequel to: "The far side of the world: (DC31579). Followed by "The letter of Marque" (DC31581). 1986. (Jack Aubrey ; 11)By Françoise Sagan. 1983
On a "music cruise" of the Mediterranean Sea, an earnest love affair arises between the most unlikely pair of passengers,…
and the entire company becomes engaged in its outcome. Some strong language. c1983. Uniform title: Femme fardée.By Tony Tanner. 1994
Many great writers have given their accounts of life at sea and the adventures to be had there, and this…
wide-ranging collection of stories is absorbing reading for anyone with an interest in the sea. Tony Tanner has sought out less well-known, but highly atmospheric, tales from British and American authors. 1994.