Revenge of the Whale
Published: 2008
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"Revenge of the Whale" by Taylor Mali is a powerful tale inspired by the true story of the whaling ship Essex, which was sunk by a sperm whale in 1820. The narrative follows the harrowing journey of the crew as they face the elements and their own desperation after their ship is sunk. Stranded in small whaleboats in the vast Pacific Ocean, they must confront their deepest fears and the instinct to survive, leading to a struggle that challenges their humanity. This gripping tale explores themes of courage, resilience, and the unforeseen consequences of human actions against nature. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.
This book is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed. This book was published in 2008 by Audio Bookshelf .
Nathaniel Philbrick (www. nathanielphilbrick. com) is the author of the New York Times bestsellers In the Heart of the Sea (National Book Award); Mayflower (Pulitzer Prize finalist); Bunker Hill (New England Book Award); and most recently Valiant Ambition . His writing has appeared in Vanity Fair , Smithsonian magazine, the New York Times Book Review , the Wall Street Journal , the Los Angeles Times , and the Boston Globe . He has appeared on the Today Show , the Morning Show , Dateline , PBS's American Experience , C-SPAN, and NPR. He lives in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Wendell Minor (www. minorart. com)'s popular picture books include Daylight Starlight Wildlife , My Farm Friends , How Big Could Your Pumpkin Grow? , The Buffalo Are Back (by Jean Craighead George), and Look to the Stars (by Buzz Aldrin). His paintings are in the permanent collections of the Norman Rockwell Museum, the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, the US Coast Guard, and NASA, and he had a major retrospective, Wendell Minor's America, at the Norman Rockwell Museum in 2014. He lives in Washington, Connecticut.