In the Heart of the Sea (Young Readers Edition)

<b>The <i>New York Times</i> bestselling and National Book Award winning <i>In the Heart of the Sea </i>now <b>a major motion picture directed by Ron Howard adapted by the author for young readers.<b> <br></b></b></b><br>On November 20 1820 the whaleship <i>Essex</i> was rammed and sunk by an angry whale.&#160; Within minutes the twenty-one-man crew including the fourteen-year-old cabin boy Thomas Nickerson found themselves stranded in three leaky boats in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with barely any supplies and little hope.&#160; Three months later two of the boats were rescued 4500 miles away off the coast of South America.&#160; Of the twenty-one castaways only eight survived including young Thomas.&#160; Based on his <i>New York Times</i> best-seller <i>In the Heart of the Sea</i> Nathaniel Philbrick recreates the amazing events of the ill-fated <i>Essex</i> through the sailors own first-hand accounts photos maps and artwork and tells the tale of one of the great true-life adventure stories.<br><br>Horrifyingly engrossing. &#151;<i>Kirkus Reviews<br><br></i>A compelling saga of desperation and survival.&#160;&#151;<i>School Library Journal</i>