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Product Identifiers

PublisherCandlewick Press

ISBN-101536209457

ISBN-139781536209457

eBay Product ID (ePID)27038527924

Product Key Features

Book TitleAll Thirteen: the Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicPeople & Places / Asia, Adventure & Adventurers, Religion / Buddhism

Publication Year2020

IllustratorYes

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction

AuthorChristina Soontornvat

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight37 Oz

Item Length10.2 in

Item Width7.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2020-918971

Reviews"The term page-turner gets tossed around a lot, but All Thirteen is the real deal. Even if you think you know this story, you won't be able to stop reading." --Steve Sheinkin, award-winning author of Bomb and Undefeated " All Thirteen is one of the best middle-grade nonfiction books that I have ever read. Even though I knew how this story was going to end, I found myself captivated from beginning to end. Christina Soontornvat did a marvelous job bringing this inspiring rescue to young readers." --Colby Sharp, cofounder of Nerdy Book Club "A nonfiction marvel." --Minh Lê, award-winning author of Drawn Together, Right from the start, Soontornvat had me in her clutches and I was off on an adventure. When the rush of excitement turned to terror, I held my breath. The author leads us deftly through unbelievable twists and turns in this harrowing rescue where we meet multiple unrelenting heroes set on solving a seemingly impossible situation. My heart was in my mouth the whole time. --Tanya Lee Stone, Robert F. Sibert medalist

Dewey Edition23

Grade FromThird Grade

Grade ToSeventh Grade

Dewey Decimal796.52/509593

SynopsisWinner of the 2021 Kirkus Prize for Young People's Literature A 2021 Newbery Honor Book A 2021 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book A 2021 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist A 2021 Orbis Pictus Honor Book A unique account of the amazing Thai cave rescue told in a heart-racing, you-are-there style that blends suspense, science, and cultural insight. On June 23, 2018, twelve young players of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach enter a cave in northern Thailand seeking an afternoon's adventure. But when they turn to leave, rising floodwaters block their path out. The boys are trapped! Before long, news of the missing team spreads, launching a seventeen-day rescue operation involving thousands of rescuers from around the globe. As the world sits vigil, people begin to wonder: how long can a group of ordinary kids survive in complete darkness, with no food or clean water? Luckily, the Wild Boars are a very extraordinary "ordinary" group. Combining firsthand interviews of rescue workers with in-depth science and details of the region's culture and religion, author Christina Soontornvat--who was visiting family in Northern Thailand when the Wild Boars went missing--masterfully shows how both the complex engineering operation above ground and the mental struggles of the thirteen young people below proved critical in the life-or-death mission. Meticulously researched and generously illustrated with photographs, this page-turner includes an author's note describing her experience meeting the team, detailed source notes, and a bibliography to fully immerse readers in the most ambitious cave rescue in history.

LC Classification NumberGV200.66.T52C457