A Storm Too Soon (Young Readers Edition): A Remarkable True Survival Story in 80-Foot Seas

A spellbinding tale of maritime disaster, survival, and an absolutely daring rescue from Michael J. Tougias, the author of The Finest Hours, which is now a major motion picture.

When a forty-seven-foot sailboat disappears in the Gulf Stream during a disastrous storm, it leaves behind three weary sailors struggling to stay alive on a life raft in the throes of violent waves eighty feet tall. This middle-grade adaptation of an adult nonfiction book tells the story of the four intrepid Coast Guardsmen who braved the sea and this ruthless storm, hoping to rescue the stranded sailors.

New York Times bestselling author Michael J. Tougias adapts his histories of real life stories for young readers in his True Rescue Series, capturing the heroism and humanity of people on life-saving missions during maritime disasters.

Author: Michael J. Tougias
Publisher: Square Fish
Published: 05/23/2017
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Series: True Rescue
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.10w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781250115379
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.3
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 182217 / Storm Too Soon: A Remarkable True Survival Story in 80-Foot Seas (Young Readers Adaptation)

About the Author
Michael J. Tougias is the author of many true rescue stories, including A Storm Too Soon, Overboard!, Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Tale of Disaster at Sea, Derek's Gift: A True Story of Love, Courage and Lesson's Learned, The Cringe Chronicles: Mortifying Misadventures With My Dad (co-written by Kristin Tougias), and Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do, which ALA named an Editor's Choice and Booklist praised "as the best story of peril at sea since The Perfect Storm." A frequent lecturer at schools, Tougias lives in Plymouth, Massachusetts.