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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Los 33 Los 33 Jonathan Franklin Presents an account of the 2010 San Jose mine rescue in Chile, in which all thirty-three miners miraculously survived, providing intimate details of life inside the mine as well as the dramatic rescu… OL17811204W
Relato de un náufrago Relato de un náufrago Gabriel García Márquez On t.p.: . . . who drifted on a life raft for ten days without food or water, was proclaimed a national hero, kissed by beauty queens, made rich through publicity, and then spurned by the government … OL274550W
La isla La isla Gordon Korman Six troubled teens are sent on a Pacific sailing trip, and must learn to work together when a storm threatens their lives. OL27687499W
The Island of Dr. Moreau The Island of Dr. Moreau H. G. Wells Ranked among the classic novels of the English language and the inspiration for several unforgettable movies, this early work of H. G. Wells was greeted in 1896 by howls of protest from reviewers, wh… OL381550W
Miracle in the Andes Miracle in the Andes Nando Parrado In the first hours there was nothing, no fear or sadness, just a black and perfect silence.Nando Parrado was unconscious for three days before he woke to discover that the plane carrying his rugby te… OL5829619W