Genres
Publication
Putnam Juvenile (2002), Edition: 1st, 176 pages
Description
Recounts the 1820 sinking of the whaleship "Essex" by an enraged sperm whale and how the crew of young men survived against impossible odds. Based on the author's adult book "In the Heart of the Sea."
Subjects
Awards
Boston Globe–Horn Book Award (Honor — Nonfiction — 2003)
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 2005)
BCCB Blue Ribbon Book (2002)
Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (Nominee — 2005)
Flicker Tale Award (Nominee — 2006)
Isinglass Teen Read Award (Nominee — 2006)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 2003)
CCBC Choices (2003)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2002
Pages
176
Physical description
176 p.; 9.34 inches
ISBN
039923795X / 9780399237959
DDC/MDS
| 910.9164 |