Shark AttackAlso Includes: Ski Slope Rescue and Drive for Dad's Life
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Description:
Real life dramas for kids, about kids! A 12-year-old New York girl vacationing in Florida fights for her life when she's attacked by an eight-foot tiger shark... A Utah teen "tightrope-walks" on an icy steel beam 40 feet above hard-packed snow to save a tot dangling from a ski-lift chair... An eight-year-old Canadian girl drives a half-ton pickup truck alone over icy roads to get help for her injured father. Read an excerpt.
"A series with such a combination of high entertainment value and action packed adventure is a rare find."
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Paperback: 102 pages 3rd edition (July 2000)
Publisher: Adventure Ink
ISBN: 1-928591-05-1
Dimensions: (in inches) 0.35 x 7.62 x 5.26
Reading Level: Ages 10 and up
List Price: $4.99 ($6.99 Can)
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Shark Attack!
Twelve-year-old Melissa
Rodriquez of Brooklyn, New York, is vacationing in Daytona Beach, Florida,
when an eight-foot shark attacks her in waist-deep water. Jerked
underwater, unable to swim, she has to fight off the predator before she
loses consciousness.
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Ski Slope Rescue
Eighteen-year-old Shawn Durrant is working as a ski-lift operator
at Nordic Valley Ski Resort in Ogden, Utah, when a six-year-old girl slips
from a lift chair and is left dangling high overhead by one arm. To save her,
Shawn will have to climb a 40-foot post and "tightrope-walk"
across the icy cross-beam to the ski-lift cable-- ignoring his fear of heights.
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Drive for Dad's Life
Eight-year-old Jolene Daniels of Chitek Lake, Sask., Canada, accompanies
her father into the wilderness where he plans to place a wooden platform
high in a tree. But when Mr. Daniels falls 35 feet and is seriously
injured, Jolene must get help. To reach her father's truck, she must run a
mile through deep snow, then drive by herself through the mountains.
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"Rip-roaring adventures for kids....What sets these books apart is their emphasis on humility and true courage (as opposed to foolishness or bravado). A series with such a combination of high entertainment value and action packed adventure is a rare find." (New York Metropolitan News)
"Morris makes strong use of setting, mood, foreshadowing, and characterization to help build suspense... The language is clear and combines with fast pacing to make the book a grabber for hi-low readers. A strong addition for any collection." (School Library Journal)
"Wholesome, true to life stories where ordinary boys and girls become heroes. Young readers will be...captivated by these inspiring, incredible stories." (Christian Library Journal)
"Truly terrifying stories told in clear, you-are-there prose." (Grand Forks Herald)
"This series is fun to read and each kid's story will help you think about what you would do if you faced the same adventure!" (Super Outdoors Magazine)
"The stories make you want to keep reading." (Iowa Daily Democrat)
"Young readers should be drawn into these real-life dramas." (Christian Retailing)
"Children love adventure books.... [they] are also interested in the exploits of other children. Deborah Morris has combined both these interests in her Real Kids Real Adventures book series. These are super books!" (Christian Book Review)
"Action-packed adventures kids love." (New York Entertainment Scene)
"Deborah Morris spotlights the very best in children." (Garland News)
"An exciting set of survival stories." (Church Media Library Magazine)
"Kids are now action heroes in the nonfiction book series Real Kids Real Adventures by Deborah Morris." (South Florida Magazine)
Other Books by Deborah Morris:
REAL KIDS REAL ADVENTURES #1: SHARK ATTACK
Cover design by Doug Downey
Publishing History:
Dewey Decimal Classification: JSC
Morris, Deborah, 1956-
ISBN 1-928591-05-1 (tradepaper : alk. paper : v.1).
Contents: 1. Shark Attack; Ski Slope Rescue; Drive for Dad's Life-- 2. Whirlpool; Kidnapped; Over the Edge-- 3. Bear Attack; Tornado; Blanco River Rescue-- 4. Runaway Bus; Poison Gas; Abandon Ship-- 5. Lightning Strike; Earthquake; Rope Swing Accident-- 6. Firestorm; Plane Crash; Trapped Underground-- 7. Plane Crash; Horse-Riding Accident; Blizzard-- 8. Apartment Fire; Runaway Balloon; Trinity River Rescue-- 9. Explosion; Lost Hiker; Crushed by a Car-- 10. Glacier; Wolf Attack; Rescue on the Internet-- 11. Mountain Lion; Lifesaver; Race for Rescue.
1. Christian biography--United States--Juvenile literature 2. Children--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
[1. Survival. 2. Adventure and adventurers. 3. Christian biography.] I. Title.
BR1714.M67 1997
Fifth Floor Directory: Bookstore | Book
#1: Shark Attack | Book #2: Whirlpool | Book #3:
Bear Attack | Book #4: Runaway Bus | Book #5: Earthquake | Book
#6: Plane Crash | Book #7: Horse Kick | Book
#8: Apartment Fire | Book #9: Explosion | Book #10:
Glacier | Book #11: Mountain Lion | What
Would Jesus Do? | Teens 911 #1: Snowbound | Real
Kids Real Adventures in Texas | Real Kids Real Adventures Videos
Teens 911TM #1: SnowboundReal Kids Real Adventures TM in Texas
© 1995 by Deborah Morris
Text design by Sheryl Mehary
Broadman & Holman edition published in 1995 as
Real Kids Real Adventures #4: Shark Attack (0-8054-4054-2)
Berkley edition published in 1997 as
Real Kids Real Adventures #1: A Sudden Shark Attack! (0-425-15938-8)
Adventure Ink edition published in 2000 as
Real Kids Real Adventures #1: Shark Attack (1-928591-05-1)
Subject Heading: Adventure and Adventures\
Lifesaving--Stories, Plots, etc.
Library of Congress Card Catalog Number: 94-11741
ISBN 1-928591-13-2 (tradepaper : alk. paper : v.2).
ISBN 1-928591-04-3 (tradepaper : alk. paper : v.3).
ISBN 1-928591-09-4 (tradepaper : alk. paper : v.4).
ISBN 0-425-16117-X (pbk.: v.5).
ISBN 0-425-1615404 (pbk.: v.6).
ISBN 0-425-16190-0 (pbk.: v.7).
ISBN 1-928591-07-8 (tradepaper : alk. paper : v.8).
ISBN 0-425-16429-2 (pbk.: v.9).
ISBN 0-425-16578-7 (pbk.: v.10).
ISBN 1-928591-06-X (tradepaper : alk. paper : v.11)
277.3'082'0922--dc21 [B] 97-5391 CIP