| Storm Warriors Contributor(s): Carbone, Elisa (Author) |
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ISBN: 0440418798 ISBN-13: 9780440418795 Publisher: Yearling Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2002 Annotation: Driven from his home by the Ku Klux Klan and still reeling from the death of his mother, Nathan moves with his father and grandfather to the desolate Pea Island on the Outer Banks of North Carolina to start a new life. Fortunately, life on Pea Island at the end of the 19th century is far from quiet. The other island residents include the surfmen--the African American crew of the nearby U.S. Life-Saving Station--and soon Nathan is lending an extra hand to these men as they rescue sailors from sinking ships. Working and learning alongside the courageous surfmen, Nathan begins to dream of becoming one himself. But the reality of post-Civil War racism starts to show itself as he gradually realizes the futility of his dream. And then another dream begins to take shape, one that Nathan refuses to let anyone take from him. "From the Hardcover Library Binding edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 890 |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 6.24" W x 6.82" (0.27 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - North Carolina |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 46293 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Driven from his home by the Ku Klux Klan and still reeling from the death of his mother, Nathan moves with his father and grandfather to the desolate Pea Island on the Outer Banks of North Carolina to start a new life. Fortunately, life on Pea Island at the end of the 19th century is far from quiet. The other island residents include the surfmen--the African American crew of the nearby U.S. Life-Saving Station--and soon Nathan is lending an extra hand to these men as they rescue sailors from sinking ships. Working and learning alongside the courageous surfmen, Nathan begins to dream of becoming one himself. But the reality of post-Civil War racism starts to show itself as he gradually realizes the futility of his dream. And then another dream begins to take shape, one that Nathan refuses to let anyone take from him. |