Overboard! - Paperback

by Terry Lynn Johnson (Author), Jani Orban (Illustrator)

A Sunshine State Award nominee

A high-stakes adventure series perfect for fans of the I Survived series and Hatchet.

Eleven-year-old Travis and his family are on a whale watch off the coast of Washington when disaster strikes. The boat capsizes, throwing everyone into the ice-cold chaotic waves. Separated from their families and struggling to stay afloat, Travis and twelve-year-old Marina must use all of their grit and knowledge to survive.

With seventeen years of hands-on experience and training in remote areas, survival expert Terry Lynn Johnson (Ice Dogs; Sled Dog School) creates on-the-edge-of-your-seat storytelling featuring the real skills that kids need to survive a disaster. This book includes Coast Guard-approved cold-water survival tips; you may have a better chance of surviving a real-life cold-water disaster after reading this book.

Stay calm. Stay smart. Survive.

• Fast-Paced Action Adventure: Travis and Marina are thrown into ice-cold waves when their whale-watching boat capsizes, forcing them to fight for their lives from the very first chapter.
• Unlikely Allies: Separated from everyone they know, eleven-year-old Travis and twelve-year-old Marina must learn to trust each other to survive the open ocean.
• Real Survival Skills: Written by a real-life survival expert, this story is packed with practical, Coast Guard-approved techniques for surviving in cold water.
• Perfect for Young Readers: An inspiring tale of courage and resilience perfect for fans of survival stories like Gary Paulsen's Hatchet and the I Survived series.

Author Biography

Terry Lynn Johnson has lived in northern Ontario Canada for over forty years. She's a Conservation Officer with fifteen years' experience training in cold-water environments and first aid, and she's trained with the Canadian Coast Guard. Terry enjoys snowshoeing and dreaming up ways to survive the outdoors. www.terrylynnjohnson.com