Big Water

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Synopsis
Seventeen-year-old Christina McBurney has led a sheltered life. But when her twin brother, Jonathan, dies of consumption, Christina, unwilling to be farmed out as a nursemaid or teacher, runs away from home and her destiny. In Owen Sound she boards the Asia, a steamship that transports passengers and freight throughout the Great Lakes. She doesn't really have a plan other than to get to Sault Ste. Marie. She'll figure things out once she's settled.

But a violent storm suddenly rises on Georgian Bay, and the overloaded and top-heavy steamship begins to sink. Christina is tossed overboard. Pulled to safety just before she loses consciousness, she finds herself on a lifeboat, surrounded by a number of bedraggled and terrified passengers and crew. One by one they succumb to their injuries, until only Christina and a brooding young man named Daniel are left alive.

The usual rules of society no longer apply—Daniel and Christina must now work together as equals to survive.

Big Water is a fictional account of the real-life story of the only two survivors of the sinking of the SS Asia in 1882.

Copyright:
2018

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
192 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781459815735
Related ISBNs:
9781459815711, 9781459815728
Publisher:
Orca Book Publishers
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Andrea Curtis
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Teens, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family
Grade Levels:
Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade
Reading Age:
12–16
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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