Driven from his home by the Ku Klux Klan and still reeling from the death of his mother, Nathan moves with his father and grandfather to the desola...
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Aug 01, 2011
I picked this book up when I was searching the local public library branch for something to read to my son's class. I was looking for historical fiction that could be tied into his teacher's planned lessons on American and South Carolina history. It is a fictionalized account of life at the Pea Island Life-Saving Station on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, one of many such stations in the area, but the only one staffed by African Americans. I knew when I took it out that it wouldn't really fi
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Feb 24, 2010
Grace
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I thought it would be boring but don't judge a book by its cover. It was better than I thought. Not exactly a page turner. I will tell you what its about WITHOUT any spoilers, Okay? its about a boy who sometimes helps out with stuck ships on the harbor. His dad wants him to be a fisherman, he wants to be a storm warrior. Storm warriors are people who save passengers and crewmembers of ships that are stuck in storms. Will the boy be a fisherman or a stormwarrior
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Jul 01, 2008
Jill
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This is a great book. It was a quick and easy read. there was some new vocabulary that might need to be addressed as you read. The book is written from the perspective of a young boy (~11 years old) and I think this is a character students can relate to.
There are numerous themes in the book, but the two that I would specifically target are hope and racism.
One thing I always try to instill in children is that there is always hope. I think this book also tries to comm More...
There are numerous themes in the book, but the two that I would specifically target are hope and racism.
One thing I always try to instill in children is that there is always hope. I think this book also tries to comm More...
Sep 12, 2010
Becky
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Inspired by a little-known piece of history, Carbone sets this story on the Outer Banks of North Caroline in the 1890s. Her black characters, recently descended from slavery, work the extremely dangerous job of surfmen for the U.S. Life-Saving Service--rescuing survivors of frequent shipwrecks. 12-year-old Nathan dearly longs to become a surfman, but his father has other ideas. Themes include coming-of-age, post-slavery racism, man's courage against nature. Exciting at times.
Jul 01, 2008
Johanna
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Storm Warriors is a historical fiction novel that portrays the trials and tribulations of an 11 year old African American boy growing up in the South with ambitions of becoming a surfman of the Pea Island Life-Saving Station. Nathan longs to become a part of the family of men who spend their lives dedicated to rescuing survivors on stranded ships off the coast of North Carolina, but does not realize that his stature in life will prevent him from doing so. However, through his quest to become a
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Mar 20, 2009
Elizabeth
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This was a very interesting story and I enjoyed it. It's based off the true story of the African-American crew that manned the Pea Island Coast Guard in the last 1800's - post Civil-War time. These men were very brave and were given a prestigious award - long after they were dead. Chesapeake City has chosen this book as their One Book One Community and it will be interesting what activities and programs we will have relating to this book!
Feb 05, 2010
Heather
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An interesting true account about the "Storm Warriors" of the Outer Banks of North Carolina who worked in the 1890s. The Storm Warriors were a group of black surfmen of the Pea Island Life-Saving Station who saved countless lives of men, women, and children who were traveling on boats or ships which had capsized off the coast. The main character, Nathan, dreams of one day becoming a surfman with the Pea Island Life-Saving Station, but his dad discourages his dream since it is so dang
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Jan 21, 2012
Mr. George
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loved this book and the fact it is one of the only hist fic books on the US life saving seevice.....very accurate and not too history peachy. great action and relatable drama!
Jan 12, 2009
Chris
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Good youth historial fiction about a boy who wishes to join the rescue teams that save sailors off the shore of Pea Island, North Carolina.
Dec 19, 2010
Kimberly
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My son asked me to read this. He read it. It started out kind of slow but got much better as the story went.
Dec 28, 2009
Richard
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Wonderful story about the outerbanks. Great for kids to read to see what the world was like. And real heros
Jun 30, 2008
Susan
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Storm Warriors is written from the perspective of a year 12 year old black boy, named Nathan, growing up on the coast of North Carolina. The young boy wants to become a rescuer of victims in shipwrecks called Surfmen. The story depicts the familial love of grandfather, son, and grandson. The relationships in this story are believable. Many images used by the author maintain the young boy’s perspective and awareness. Nathan learns a lot about what it is to be a Surfman and about himself. Ove
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Jul 09, 2008
J-Lynn
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This si a strong historical account of the only African American Life-Saving Station on the Atlantic coast. Seen through the eyes of a young boy who wants to be on the team when he grows up, we see how the men are both respected and oppressed by White society. The story has the following topics: coming-of-age, following your own dreams instead of your parents', racism in the south, segregated society, how race doesn't matter when people's lives are at stake, adventure, natural disaster, etc.
Jul 01, 2008
Warren
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This is a very well written book with a nice story. This book brings up many good diverse subjects that can be talked about in a small classroom setting. This book has a great ending and good things to think about throughout. Would teach to a 5th grade class and up.
Dec 16, 2009
Jann
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Reading this award winning book now. I like grabbing good, award winning historical fiction written for adolescents as a break from my graduate school reading...it's like watching a good M*A*S*H* rerun on TV.
Sep 23, 2007
Krista the Krazy Kataloguer
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A historical novel about the black lifesavers who lived and worked on Pea Island, North Carolina, in teh 1890s.
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