Revenge of the Whale: The True Story of the Whaleship Essex (Adapted)
by Philbrick, Nathaniel
SurvivalWhalesSLJ Best BookBCCB Blue Ribbon BookBoston Globe/Horn Book Award/HonorsShipwrecksOceans/SeasJunior Library Guild Selection
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AR Book Level
8.3
AR Points
9
Word Count
48,387
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
61009 EN
About this book
This book recounts the 1820 sinking of the whaleship ESSEX by an enraged sperm whale and how the crew of young men survived against impossible odds.
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