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  • Call It Courage

    Maftu was afraid of the sea. It had taken his mother when he was a baby, and it seemed to him that the sea gods sought vengeance at having been cheated of Mafatu. So, though he was the son of the Great Chief of Hikueru, a race of Polynesians who worshipped courage, and he was named Stout Heart, he feared and avoided tha sea, till everyone branded him a coward. When he could no longer bear their ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • John Paul Jones

    The Pirate Patriot

    Series series 833
    A classic biography of John Paul Jones for young readers in a new, illustrated edition.Called a pirate by the British and a patriot by the Americans, John Paul Jones was a brilliant sea captain, a true American hero, and the father of the U.S. Navy. With this classic biography for young readers by Newbery Medal winner Armstrong Sperry, readers will imagine themselves on deck at the side of the ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • All Sail Set

    A Romance of the Flying Cloud

    An exciting, fact-based, old-fashioned tale of adventure at sea, winner of a Newbery Honor for young readers in 1936.When his father loses his fortune at sea, a boy, Enoch Thacher, signs up with a famous shipbuilder and takes a record-breaking trip around Cape Horn on the famous Flying Cloud.The Flying Cloud was a real ship and its maker was master shipbuilder, Donald McKay (1810-1880). The era ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

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    Call it Courage

    Narrated by Lou Diamond Phillips ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 57 min

    Mafatu's name means "Stout Heart," but his people call him a coward. Ever since the sea took his mother's life and spared his own, he has lived with deep fear. And even though his father is the Great Chief of Hikueru–an island whose seafaring people worship courage–he is terrified, and consequently, he is severely scorned.By the time he is twelve years old, Mafatu can bear it no longer. He must ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

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    Call It Courage

    Narrated by George Guidall ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 20 min

    ALA Newbery Medal • African Studies Association Child Book Award HonorMafatu has been afraid of the sea for as long as he can remember. Though his father is the Great Chief of Hikueru—an island whose seafaring people worship courage—Mafatu feels like an outsider. All his life he has been teased, taunted, and even blamed for storms on the sea.Then at age fifteen, no longer willing to put up with ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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    Dogsong

    by Gary Paulsen ...
    Narrated by Robert Ramirez ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 4 min

    Gary Paulsen's Dogsong-a Newbery Honor Book and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults-is the graphic, coming-of-age tale of a modern Eskimo lad and his consuming vision quest and harrowing struggle for survival. Troubled by changes in his Alaskan village, 14-year-old Russell Suskitt seeks the counsel of the village elder-and only dog team owner. After his training in the ancient arts of hunting with ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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    The Egypt Game

    Narrated by Alyssa Bresnahan ...
    Series series Game (Snyder)

    Unabridged

    5 hours 11 min

    The first time Melanie Ross meets April Hall, she’s not sure they have anything in common. But she soon discovers that they both love anything to do with ancient Egypt. When they stumble upon a deserted storage yard, Melanie and April decide it’s the perfect spot for the Egypt Game.Before long there are six Egyptians, and they all meet to wear costumes, hold ceremonies, and work on their secret ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Island of the Blue Dolphins

    A Newbery Award Winner

    by Scott O'Dell ...
    Illustrated by Ted Lewin ...
    Scott O’Dell's Newbery Medal-winning classic is a gripping tale of survival, strength, and courage. Based on the true story of a Nicoleño Indian girl living alone on an island off the coast of California, Island of the Blue Dolphins has captivated readers for generations.On San Nicolas Island, dolphins flash in the surrounding blue waters, sea otter play in the vast kelp beds, and sea elephants ... Read more

    $8.49 USD

  • The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, Book One)

    Series Book 1 - The Hunger Games
    This Special Edition of The Hunger Games includes the most extensive interview Suzanne Collins has given since the publication of The Hunger Games; an absorbing behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the series; and an engaging archival conversation between Suzanne Collins and YA legend Walter Dean Myers on writing about war. The Special Edition answers many questions fans have had over the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Catching Fire (Hunger Games, Book Two)

    Series Book 2 - The Hunger Games
    The second book in Suzanne Collins's phenomenal and worldwide bestselling Hunger Games trilogy.Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Cay

    For fans of Hatchet and Island of the Blue Dolphins comes Theodore Taylor’s classic bestseller and Lewis Carroll Shelf Award winner, The Cay.Phillip is excited when the Germans invade the small island of Curaçao. War has always been a game to him, and he’s eager to glimpse it firsthand–until the freighter he and his mother are traveling to the United States on is torpedoed.When Phillip comes to, ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Curse of the Black Avenger

    A Pirate Action Adventure Series for Young Adult Readers

    by Eddie Jones ...
    Series Book 1 - Caribbean Chronicles
    If the sea spit you out, thrusting you back into the age of pirates, buried treasure and beauty beyond belief. . . would you stay? Ricky is about to learn that some dead men do tell tales-and of a terrifying sort.★ Moonbeam Book Award Winner - Selah Award Winner ★RICKY BRADSHAW has never sailed the Spanish Main, searched for buried treasure, or battled pirates on the deck of a Spanish Galleon. He ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus