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A high-stakes adventure series perfect for fans of the I Survived series and Hatchet. Eleven-year-old Travis and his family are on a whale watch off the coast of Washington when disaster strikes. The boat capsizes, throwing everyone into the ice-cold chaotic waves. Separated from their families and struggling to stay afloat, Travis and twelve-year-old Marina must use all of their grit and knowledge to survive. With seventeen years of hands-on experience and training in remote areas, survival expert Terry Lynn Johnson (Ice Dogs; Sled Dog School) creates on-the-edge-of-your-seat storytelling featuring the real skills that kids need to survive a disaster. This book includes Coast Guard-approved cold-water survival tips; you may have a better chance of surviving a real-life cold-water disaster after reading this book. Stay calm. Stay smart. Survive.
About the Author
Terry Lynn Johnson writes middle grade adventures based on her experiences living in the wilds of northern Ontario, Canada. She might have fallen through ice a time or two, been dragged by a dog team, blown up a wood stove, been attacked by a sloth (slowly) , accidentally sprayed a crowd with muskrat glands, and chased a bear with a chainsaw. She owned eighteen sled dogs, and currently works as a Conservation Officer for the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.Ice Dogs, February 4, 2014,Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ABA Best Children's Books of 2014Sled Dog School, October 3, 2017, HMH, Bank Street Books Best Books of 2018Falcon Wild, September 19, 2017, Charlesbridge, Junior Library Guild SelectionSurvivor Diaries, Overboard! July 2017, Cybils Award FinalistSurvivor Diaries, Avalanche! January 2, 2018 STARRED review from KirkusTerry lives in Whitefish Falls, Ontario. Visit her at www.terrylynnjohnson.com
