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Attack of the Turtle

Attack of the Turtle

Carlson, Drew
Johnson, David A.

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ISBN10: 0802853382
ISBN13: 9780802853387
Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Published: Feb 2 2008
Pages: 157
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.20
Language: English
Awards: Nutmeg Book Award, South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award

A Revolutionary War-era teen faces self-doubt while helping build the first submarine used in naval combat.

It's 1776, and the Revolutionary War is raging. Fourteen-year-old Nathan Wade is a patriot, but he's too young to join the fight. Then his cousin David Bushnell comes to town with a secret. David has designed a water machine that can explode bombs underwater. And his mission is to launch it against the British warships in New York harbor.

Nate reluctantly agrees to help David build the weapon of war -- dubbed the American Turtle. He's terrified of water and worried about getting caught, but when unlikely circumstances put Nate at the center of the action, he faces the murky waters of his fears head-on.

Based on actual historical events, this middle grade novel captures the drama of the first submarine used in naval warfare and the struggles of a teenager overcoming self-doubt.

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