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The Oliver Series: A boy, a schooner, and two different hurricanes
"Twelve year old Oliver steps aboard his favorite schooner and finds himself transported back in time. Book one, Oliver's Surprise, takes him back to the Great Hurricane of 1938, where he meets his favorite grandfather as a young man on the shoreline of Narragansett Bay. Book two, Cape Cod Surprise, transports Oliver back to Hurricane Carol (1954) and teaches him about transporting cargo by sail. Narrated by the author, readers young and old will experience New England coastal history through the eyes of our intrepid time traveler, while learning many sailing terms along the way."
Carol Newman Cronin (Author), Carol Newman Cronin (Narrator)
Audiobook · 4 hrs 49 mins
Cape Cod Surprise: Oliver Matches Wits with Hurricane Carol
"A HURRICANE HITS… AND ONLY OLIVER CAN SAVE SURPRISE. On the first night of a long-awaited sailing adventure, fever sends young Oliver back into the teeth of Hurricane Carol, a storm that devastated the New England coastline in 1954. The character we came to love in Oliver’s Surprise finds himself aboard Cap'n Eli's schooner Surprise as the storm makes landfall. Once again, young readers see New England coastal history through the eyes of our intrepid time traveler, who just might have to use the skills he learned from the Hurricane of 1938 to get back to his own time. Along with charts, photos, glossary, diagrams, and illustrations, Cronin has embedded a sailing primer into a ripping good yarn."
Audiobook · 3 hrs 25 mins
Oliver's Surprise: A Boy, a Schooner, and the Great Hurricane of 1938
"Skipping school to sneak aboard his favorite schooner, Oliver hits his head and finds himself transported back to his grandfather's day—just before a dangerous hurricane hits. Read by the author '...a pleasant time-travel adventure for all ages.' —BoatUS Magazine 'A vivid glimpse of boatyard life for a modern boy whisked back to his grandfather's day, just before the Hurricane of '38.' —Molly Bang, author/illustrator of When Sophie Gets Angry '...about as much fun as you can have without actually being on a boat!' James Nelson, author of George Washington's Secret Navy"
Audiobook · 1 hr 25 mins
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