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Ghost boy Ghost boy Iain Lawrence Unhappy in a home seemingly devoid of love, a fourteen-year-old albino boy who thinks of himself as Harold the Ghost runs away to join the circus, where he works with the elephants and searches for a… OL116310W
Shen of the sea Shen of the sea Arthur Bowie Chrisman A series of fascinating Chinese stories with the character of folk and wonder tales in which the author has caught admirably the spirit of Chinese life and thought. Not only are the tales amusing … OL147088W
The Voyage of the Frog The Voyage of the Frog Gary Paulsen When David goes out on his sailboat to scatter his recently deceased uncle's ashes to the wind, he is caught in a fierce storm and must survive many days on his own as he works out his feelings about… OL14850204W
Luke on the high seas Luke on the high seas Bonnie Pryor In 1850, Luke and Toby set sail from Boston to California on a voyage featuring shady characters, a story of a lost gold mine, and a cabin boy with a secret. OL14854534W
The Commodore The Commodore Patrick O'Brian Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. All twenty books are being re-issued by Harper Perennial with stunning new … OL14870924W
The Call of the Wild The Call of the Wild Jack London As Buck, a mixed breed dog, is taken away from his home, instead of facing a feast for breakfast and the comforts of home, he faces the hardships of being a sled dog. Soon he lands in the wrong hands… OL14942956W
The Sailor Who Captured the Sea The Sailor Who Captured the Sea Deborah Nourse Lattimore A sailor continues the work of others in creating the illuminated Book of Kells. OL15215313W
Ghosts of the deep Ghosts of the deep Daniel Cohen A collection of encounters with ghostly sailors and other nautical apparitions. OL15218564W
Captains Courageous [adaptation] Captains Courageous [adaptation] Malvina G. Vogel The son of a millionaire is swept overboard and rescued by a small fishing boat where he must work to earn his keep and learns about a way of life where money cannot buy everything and a man's worth … OL15352451W
Indiana Jones and the Sargasso pirates Indiana Jones and the Sargasso pirates Karl Kesel When Indiana Jones signs on with a band of pirates, he does not realize that his old nemesis is among them. OL15506812W
The Sea Wolves The Sea Wolves Tim Lebbon,Christopher Golden The second book in the Secret Journeys of Jack London series, fictional adventures of the intrepid outdoorsman with a supernatural twist OL15941418W
In the King's Name In the King's Name Douglas Reeman Filled with high-seas intrigue and sharp tensions, this nautical novel takes an intense voyage into the heart of Napoleonic-era Africa. The year is 1819 and Captain Adam Bolitho has been sent on an u… OL16021536W
Emanuel and the whale oil lamp Emanuel and the whale oil lamp Heidi Smith Hyde Nine-year-old Emanuel stows away aboard a whaling ship until the Hanukkah candles in a window light the way to bring him home. OL16175852W
Miss Smith under the ocean Miss Smith under the ocean Michael Garland On a class trip to an aquarium, Miss Smith teaches a lesson about keeping the oceans clean by reading excerpts from stories in her magical book, featuring such characters as Captain Nemo and Robinson… OL16296132W
If ever I return again If ever I return again Corinne Demas In 1856, twelve-year-old Celia Snow sets sail with her parents on her father's whaling ship and chronicles her subsequent adventures on the more than two-year voyage in a series of letters written to… OL16550610W
Fathomless Fathomless Jackson Pearce Celia, who shares mental powers with her triplet sisters, finds competition for a handsome boy with Lo, a sea monster who must persuade a mortal to love her and steal his soul to earn back her humani… OL16591804W
The summer I dared The summer I dared Barbara Delinsky On Big Sawyer island, life is as steady as the routine of the lobstermen who leave with the tide each morning and return with their haul each night. But for forty-year-old New Yorker Julia Bechtel, l… OL166396W
A boy and a bear in a boat A boy and a bear in a boat Dave Shelton A boy and a bear go to sea, equipped with a suitcase, a comic book and a ukulele, for a short trip but soon their boat encounters "unforeseeable anomalies," strange storms, a terrifying sea monster, … OL16703315W
Moby Dick, or The White Whale Moby Dick, or The White Whale Geraldine McCaughrean,Manuel Broncano,Mariano Antolin A young seaman joins the crew of the whaling ship Pequod, led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in pursuit of the white whale Moby Dick. OL17190057W
Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Uncompleted Writings Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Uncompleted Writings Herman Melville Contains: [Billy Budd](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL102746W/Billy_Budd) Weeds and Wildings Parthenope uncollected prose uncollected poetry OL17939277W
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