Week 5 – Under the Sea

Books for Adults DB 98191 The deep by Rivers Solomon Annotation: Yetu and her people are the water-dwelling descendants of pregnant African slave women thrown overboard. To keep their lives peaceful, only the historian--now Yetu--must face remembering their past. When the memories become too much for Yetu, she flees to the surface. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2019.

DB 88355 Nighthawk: NUMA Files, book 15 by Clive Cussler Annotation: When the most advanced aircraft ever designed vanishes over the South Pacific, NUMA crew leaders Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala are drawn into a deadly contest to locate the fallen machine. Russia and China covet the radical technology, but the United States knows the aircraft is carrying a dangerous secret. Violence. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2017.

DB 21513 The hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy Annotation: The entire crew of "Red October," a new Soviet missile submarine under the command of Marko Ramius, is defecting to the United States. Most of the Russian navy is sent to the U.S. Atlantic coast to find and destroy the sub. Jack Ryan, a CIA data analyst, gets the job of making contact with Ramius, and the United States mobilizes all its resources to protect our shores and the sub. Some strong language.

DB 91202 The pisces by Melissa Broder Annotation: After breaking up with her boyfriend, Lucy heads to Venice Beach, California, to dog-sit for her sister. She meets Theo one night as he sits alone on the rocks and thinks her bad luck with men might have finally changed, only to discover that Theo is a merman. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. Commercial audiobook. 2018. DB 88563 Moby-duck : the true story of 28,800 bath toys lost at sea and of the beachcombers, oceanographers, environmentalists, and fools, including the author, who went in search of them by Donovan Hohn Annotation: A journalist tracks the journey of over 28,000 bath toys--including rubber ducks. These toys were released into the sea when a ship lost a number of containers during a storm in 1992. Details the author's findings about ocean currents, maritime regulations, weather, climate, the novel Moby Dick, and fatherhood. Strong language. Commercial audiobook. 2011.

DB 34184 Moby-Dick by Herman Melville Annotation: Sailor Ishmael narrates this allegory of human potential and limitations. Seeking adventure, Ishmael signs on as a harpooner with Captain Ahab's whaling ship. Once at sea, the crew discovers that, despite dire warnings from other ships and a prophet, Captain Ahab is obsessed with killing Moby Dick, the white whale responsible for his missing leg. Violence.

DB 52071 In the heart of the sea by Nathaniel Philbrick Annotation: Relying mainly on the cabin boy's journal discovered in 1960, the author recounts the disastrous 1819 voyage of the whaling ship Essex. He describes the attack of an eighty-five- foot bull sperm whale, and the ensuing starvation, dehydration, and cannibalism that befell the shipwrecked survivors. Bestseller. 2000.

DB 45502 Cod: A biography of the fish that changed the world by Mark Kurlansky Annotation: A history of "a 1,000-year fishing spree" that left the Atlantic codfish on the brink of extinction. Traces the development of the industry and its impact on civilization, including the Viking voyages to the New World, international conflicts over fishing grounds, the rise of the Atlantic slave trade, and the decline of the British Empire. DB 75236 Soundings: The story of the remarkable woman who mapped the ocean floor by Hali Felt Annotation: Biography of oceanic cartographer Marie Tharp (1920-2006), whose work with Bruce Heezen proved the existence of the Mid-Oceanic Ridges. Explores the intricacies of being a woman in a male-dominated field, her professional and personal relationships with Heezen, and the impact of her work on the field of geology. 2012.

DB 72681 Atlantic: Great sea battles, heroic discoveries, titanic storms, and a vast ocean of a million stories by Simon Winchester Annotation: Author of Krakatoa (DB 55879) traces the history of the Atlantic Ocean from its formation 370 million years ago to its predicted obliteration in about 170 million years. Includes geographical descriptions and accounts of explorers and maritime battles. 2010.

Books for Kids and Teens DB 89387 Undertow Trilogy by Michael Buckley Annotation: Trilogy, written between 2015 and 2017, featuring a society of undersea warriors that marches out of the ocean into modern-day Coney Island. Includes Undertow, Raging Sea, and Heart of the Storm. Some violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2017.

DB 80358 Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting with the Great Whites of California's Farallon Islands by Katherine Roy Annotation: Discusses the ocean's most fearsome and famous predator, the great white shark, and the scientists who study them--just twenty-six miles from the Golden Gate Bridge. For grades 3-6. 2014. DB 83581 Titanic young survivors: Ten true tales by Allan Zullo Annotation: The stories of ten real-life survivors of the Titanic disaster in 1912. Includes an account from seventeen-year-old Jack Thayer, who managed to survive after he leaped into the icy waters. For grades 3-6. 2012.

DB 62741 A ring of endless light by Madeleine L’Engle Annotation: Sixteen-year-old Vicky Austin confronts her feelings about death when she and her family spend the summer with her seriously ill grandfather on an island off New England's coast. Three young men vie for her attentions, and one introduces her to a pod of dolphins. For grades 6-9. Newbery Honor Book. 1980.

DB 97191 The last true poets of the sea by Julia Drake Annotation: After her brother's hospitalization, sixteen-year-old Violet is shipped off to Maine, where she searches for a lost shipwreck and for answers about her family's long struggle with mental illness, all while falling love. Strong language and some description of sex. For senior and older readers. 2019.

DBC08722 Down down down: A journey to the bottom of the sea by Steve Jenkins Annotation: Provides a top-to-bottom look at the ocean, from birds and waves to thermal vents and ooze. For grades K-3. Unrated.