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FALL CHALLENGE 2012: WATER
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5.3 - Sail Away
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The Borrowers Afloat
The Light Between Oceans
Life of Pi
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
The Forgotten GardenJohn Newton: From Disgrace to Amazing Grace
Old West the Rivermen
The Devil's Fire
The Flight of Gemma Hardy
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work?"From the GR description, doesn't sound as if it takes place on any sort of boat, but rather on flying dragons. I haven't read it, so can't go beyond the GR description.
Sandy wrote: "Midu wrote: "Would work?"From the GR description, doesn't sound as if it takes place on any sort of boat, but rather on flying dragons. I haven't read it, so can..."
Sandy, it starts out on a ship and there are several scenes on a boat, but you are correct -- most of the action is either on land or on the dragon. :)
Does The Light Between Oceans work? He travels out to the lighthouse, (which is half a day by boat from the coast), he travels back to the mainland and meets his wife, they return to the lighthouse, the baby arrives by boat and they return to the mainland.
What Christina said. Or should I look for another book?
How much of the book needs to take place on the boat? I've got a book in mind to reread, and I just went and looked at it. It starts on a boat sailing from India to England, but they reach their destination by about halfway through chapter 2 (of 18)... and the rest takes place on dry land. ??
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yes,if I recall correctly, they do travel on the boat, so it would involve a boat trip. I loved the Borrowers books whenI was a kid - I used to put little things that I thought they could use around the edges of my bedroom, just in case there were any borrowers in my house!
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If the main characters go on a trip on a boat, it works.
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yes, sounds like plenty of boat trips involved!
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sounds like they go on a boat trip, so that works.
Sandy wrote: "Ally wrote: "Does The Light Between Oceans work? He travels out to the lighthouse, (which is half a day by boat from the coast), he travels back to the mainland and meets his wife, they return to t..."Great, thanks :)
How much does the trip on a boat need to be? I'm trying to work all these books into the challenge. Just looking at the first chapter it looks like there is a short boat trip to this island, is that enough??Armed & Magical
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As long as there's a trip on a boat, it's okay. But it has to be in the plot - if they just say, "she got on a boat and went to the island," then there's no real part of the plot that happens on the boat.
As long as there's a trip on a boat, it's okay. But it has to be in the plot - if they just say, "she got on a boat and went to the island," then there's no real part of the plot that happens on the boat.Hhhhmmmm, fair enough, I'll know when I read it, if it doesn't work, I'll move it somewhere else, thanks Sandy.
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it certainly does!
Mm I might try to re-read Life of Pi - already tried & gave up! X
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oh, yes, that one is almost all set on a boat.
How much of the book has to be set on a boat?
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At least some of the action - doesn't have to be even 50%, but there has to be a boat trip involved in the action (not just mentioned - "she took a boat to get to the island).
Sandy wrote: "Heather wrote: "How much of the book has to be set on a boat?"At least some of the action - doesn't have to be even 50%, but there has to be a boat trip involved in the action (not just mentioned..."
Whould The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton count?
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At least some of the action - doesn't have to be even 50%, but there has to be a boat trip involved in the action (not ..."
As I recall it, there's a boat trip that's fairly significant in the plot development, so yes.
Sandy wrote: "Heather wrote: "Sandy wrote: "Heather wrote: "How much of the book has to be set on a boat?"At least some of the action - doesn't have to be even 50%, but there has to be a boat trip involved in ..."
Okay great!
Thank you for your help.
Would John Newton: From Disgrace to Amazing Grace work for this challenge? It's based on John Newton who was a slave ship captain and from the description it sounds like it covers that time in his life.
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from the description, sounds like it would work.
Sandy wrote: "TeresaFL wrote: "Would John Newton: From Disgrace to Amazing Grace work for this challenge? It's based on John Newton who was a slave ship captain and from the description it sounds like it covers ..."Excellent. I've been wanting to read this book for awhile, maybe this will give me the push I needed. Thanks!
Will You accept Old West the Rivermen by Time-Life BooksThe book describes the Missouri River as "A great spiral staircase to the Rockies" and it tells the stories of those who followed it 3,000 miles in canoes, keelboats and steamboats in search of furs, precious metals, homesteads, fortunes, adventure and glory.
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The book describes the Missouri River as "A great spiral staircase to the Rockies" and it tells the stories of those who followed it 3,000 ..."
sure.
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"Sure - sounds like there's plenty of action on the ship.
I noticed that there only seems to be ebook versions of this, so don't forget to get it approved for length in the ebook approval thread.
I wanted to check on this title: The Impossible Rescue: The True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure. It's about the rescue of a whaling ship, so I imagine there's a good portion on a boat.
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From the description, it sounds like it's about the overland adventure of the rescuers - but if there's significant action on the whaling ship(s) (as opposed to just being stuck there in the ice waiting to be rescued), it would work.
Sandy, would The Flight of Gemma Hardy work for this? There's quite a lot of back and forth on ferries and boats, but none of it is in the description...
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Is there any action happening on the boat, or just "she travelled by boat from point A to point B"?
Sandy wrote: "Is there any action happening on the boat, or just "she travelled by boat from point A to point B"? "Sandy, a bit. When she first arrives on the ferry, she makes a friend who basically tells her all the gossip about the place she's going to work. Then when she runs away from the island, she stows away on the same ferry. Before that, when she was a child, her uncle brings her from Iceland on a boat. She stays up on the boat waiting for her father to surface (he died at sea), so it's pretty traumatic for her when she has to leave the boat. I think that's it - if it doesn't work I'll find another book. :)
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Sandy, a bit. When she first arrives on the ferry, she makes a friend who basica..."
sounds like there's some action on a boat trip - I'll take it.
Just to clarify -- does a canoe trip count as traveling on "a boat"? I haven't made up my mind yet, but I immediately thought of Deliverance or The Willows -- and they both involve canoes.
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If there's significant action on the canoe, sure. It's been a very long time since I read Deliverance, so I don't recall whether any significant action happened on the canoe itself - my memories are more about the land-based action!
Just want to make sure this doesn't qualify as "beginning reader": Secrets at SeaIt seems to be listed most places as "middle-grade" which is generally grades 4-6.
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It seems to be listed most places as "middle-grade" which is generally grades 4-6."
It certainly appears to be a childen's book, but this is a 5 point task so the rules allow you to use it.
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Well, I see you've already posted, so it probably doesn't matter, but it looks fine to me.
Sandy wrote: "Cindie wrote: "How about Sail?"Well, I see you've already posted, so it probably doesn't matter, but it looks fine to me."
Sorry. I waited a couple days and figured if you said no, I would move ur to something else. Over 200 pages takes place
On the boat, which I could not really tell until reading the whe thing.
Cindie wrote: "Sandy wrote: "Cindie wrote: "How about Sail?"Well, I see you've already posted, so it probably doesn't matter, but it looks fine to me."
Sorry. I waited a couple days and figured if you said no, ..."
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Read a book set at least partly on a boat trip of some sort - cruise, sailboat, ocean liner, raft............. If this is not clear from the GR description of the book, please explain.