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1) The wanderer
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Thirteen-year-old Sophie and her cousin Cody record their transatlantic crossing aboard the Wanderer, a forty-five foot sailboat, which, along with uncles and another cousin, is en route to visit their grandfather in England.
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Willa and Taylor were supposed to spend the summer after high school sailing from Ohio to Key West with their best friend, Finley. But Finley died before graduation, leaving them with a twenty-five-foot sailboat, a list of clues leading them to destinations along the way, and a friendship that's hanging by a thread. Now, Willa and Taylor have two months and two thousand miles to discover how life works without Finley -- and to decide if their own...
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All the stars and teeth volume 1
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"As princess of the island kingdom Visidia, Amora Montara has spent her entire life training to be High Animancer--the master of souls. The rest of the realm can choose their magic, but for Amora, it's never been a choice. To secure her place as heir to the throne, she must prove her mastery of the monarchy's dangerous soul magic. When her demonstration goes awry, Amora is forced to flee. She strikes a deal with Bastian, a mysterious pirate: he'll...
5) Red Sea
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Fourteen-year-old Libby didn't want to go on a year long sailing adventure with her mother and her stepfather, Duncan, and she isn't about to let them forget it. Traveling through the Red Sea, Libby causes them to be late and make a dangerous crossing alone. When modern-day pirates attack, Duncan is killed and Libby's mother is left seriously injured and unconscious. Libby is left alone on a crippled boat to find safety and help for her mother. Libby...
6) Seaborn
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Craving "the Big Freedom, " sixteen-year-old Luke resents being cooped up with his father on a small sailboat just after his mother walked out on them, but a sudden storm sweeps his father overboard, leaving Luke to figure out how to survive on a damaged boat in the Gulf Stream while dealing with his feelings of guilt.
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Rachel and her family are sailing in the Bahamas. Her friends back home in Ontario envy her the opportunity to work on her tan, do her shcoolwork by correspondence and meet cute guys on the beach. But Rachel finds being trapped on a small sailboat with her nerdy brother and her warring parents is not paradise.
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When Lemuel Gulliver is washed up on the distant shore of Lilliput, he becomes a giant among men. As his travels continue, Gulliver is dwarfed by the people of Brobdingnag and bewildered by the customs of the Laputians. Will Gulliver find the humanity he seeks in the Land of the Talking Horses? A retelling of Jonathan Swift's story in graphic novel format.
9) Apocalypse
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Fifteen-year-old Kit and his parents must ground their sinking sailboat on a rocky island inhabited by a primitive sect who believe the stranded family has been sent by the devil. Kit and his parents are out sailing when strange things start to happen. Fog rolls in; the compasses won't work; weird cries come from the sea. Then squalls force their boat against a giant rock. They manage to get to shore, but the dismal island they're on makes Kit uneasy....
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All Cassie wants is to get some solid ground under her following the shock of her parents' divorce. So when she learns of her mom's plans to take Cass and her brother, Drew, on a four-month sailing trip from Oregon to Mexico, she's stunned. There is absolutely nothing solid about the Pacific Ocean. Cassie is furious. And nervous. It's been hard enough keeping Drew sheltered from what Cassie knows about their mother's role in breaking their family...
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Como princesa del reino de Visidia, Amora Montara ha dedicado toda su vida a entrenar para ser Ala Animante, maestra espiritual. El resto del reino puede elegir su magia, pero para Amora nunca ha sido una elección. Para asegurar su lugar como heredera al trono, debe demostrar su dominio de la peligrosa magia espiritual. Cuando su demostración se tuerce, Amora se ve obligada a huir. Hace un pacto con Bastian, un misterioso pirata: él la ayudará...