

Lost in the Pacific, 1942: Not a Drop to Drink (Lost #1)
Author: Tod Olson
Series: Lost
Narrator: Danny Campbell
Unabridged: 4 hr 58 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Scholastic Audio Books
Published: 10/25/2016
Author: Tod Olson
Series: Lost
Narrator: Danny Campbell
Unabridged: 4 hr 58 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Scholastic Audio Books
Published: 10/25/2016
Tod Olson is the author of the Lost series, the How to Get Rich historical fiction series, and numerous books for the school/library and classroom markets. He has written for national magazines on the Columbine school shooting, homeless teens, the murder of Matthew Shepard, and many other stories of interest to children and young adults. During his 25 years in children's publishing, he has edited and developed several collections of books for both school/library and the classroom. Tod holds an MFA from Vermont College.
This was a quick, easy read about a WWII plane crash with a famous ace pilot from WWI, but it wasn't nearly as inspiring as Unbroken. In Unbroken, Louie is a true hero and an admirable character. Lost tells the story of Rickenbacker and the other people on his plane and he just doesn't have the fun......more
Having been lucky enough to have survived Hurricane Katrina, I am often drawn to true stories of survival against all odds. While it is true that humans seem to need heroes or gravitate to their own version of why others somehow survive situations that are almost unendurable, in the end, it may come......more
The theme of this book is that you should never give up all hope. This is showed by the amazing survival story of WWII pilots that had to have to do a water landing in the Pacific and all but 1 of them survived the trecherous conditions on the rafts in the ocean.......more
A narrative nonfiction of what happened to eight people who crash landed in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. An incredible story of grit and survival.......more