The wreckers

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The work The wreckers represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Culver-Union Township Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

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Label

The wreckers

Statement of responsibility

Iain Lawrence

Creator

• trueLawrence, Iain, 1955-
• Lawrence, Iain, 1955-

Subject

• trueGeorgian era (1714-1837) -- 1714 -- 1837
• Shipwrecks -- Fiction
• trueHistorical fiction
• trueEscapes
• trueShipwrecks
• trueBooks for reluctant readers
• trueSea stories
• Survival -- Fiction
• trueFourteen-year-old boys
• true18th century -- 1701 -- 1800
• trueRescues
• trueCornwall, England -- History -- 18th century
• England -- Fiction
• trueCanadian fiction
• true1790s -- 1790 -- 1799
• Cornwall (England : County) -- Fiction
• trueSurvival (after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc.)
• Historical fiction
• trueEngland -- History -- 18th century
• Shipwreck survival -- Fiction
• Survival at sea. -- Fiction
• trueWickedness
• Airplane crash survival. -- Fiction
• trueClassics
• Historical fiction
• trueTeenage boys -- England
• Fathers and sons -- Fiction
• trueAdventure stories
• trueFathers and sons

Genre

• trueCanadian fiction
• Fiction
• trueAdventure stories
• trueSea stories
• trueClassics
• trueHistorical fiction
• trueBooks for reluctant readers

Language

eng

Summary

Shipwrecked after a vicious storm, fourteen-year-old John Spencer attempts to save his father and himself while also dealing with an evil secret about the Cornish coastal town where they are stranded

Member of

• trueHigh seas trilogy
• High seas trilogy, bk. 1

Storyline

• trueAction-packed

Pace

• trueFast-paced

Tone

• trueAtmospheric
• trueSuspenseful

Writing style

• trueDescriptive

Character

• trueWell-developed

Award

• Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction, 1999.
• YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 1999
• Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 1998
• YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 1999
• School Library Journal Best Books, 1998.

Cataloging source

ICrlF

Citation source

• Wilson's Children
• Wilson's Junior High School
• Elem. School Library Collection

Dewey number

[Fic]

Illustrations

maps

Index

no index present

Intended audience

• 4.2
• 5-8
• 640

Intended audience source

• Follett Library Resources
• Follett Library Resources
• Lexile

LC call number

PZ7.L43545

LC item number

Wr 1999

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640

Literary form

fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 6
• 9

Series statement

High seas trilogy

Series volume

bk. 1

Target audience

pre adolescent