Sink or Swim: African-American Lifesavers of the Outer Banks
by Weatherford, Carole Boston
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AR Book Level
7.3
AR Points
1
Word Count
5,241
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
58238 EN
About this book
This book tells the story of the U.S. Lifesaving Service, which was the precursor of the Coast Guard, and its only all black crew, operating off Pea Island on the North Carolina coast, led by Richard Etheridge.