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Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Language
English
Description
"Sharks are as timid as rabbits," says a superintendent of the Coast Guard, dismissing the possibility that a shark could be the culprit in an unprecedented fatal attack at the Jersey Shore. It's July, and swimming in the sea is a popular new pastime, but people up and down the East Coast are shocked and mystified by the swimmer's death. A prominent surgeon at the shore, Dr. Edwin Halsey is the one who examines the victim, and the only one who believes...
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2006], c1996
Language
English
Description
Are sharks developing a taste for human flesh? A rash of shark attacks off Hawaii spurs a team of researchers to track the predators' elusive movements - and the scientists discover some surprising truths about the way sharks kill.
3) Shark bait
Publisher
Vertical
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
After a night of partying on the beach, a group of spring breakers steal jet skis and head out to sea. But the fun quickly turns to horror after a head-on collision leaves them injured, bleeding, and stranded in shark-infested waters fighting for their survival.
4) Jaws
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist and a grizzled shark hunter embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
On July 1, 1916, witnesses watched in horror as twenty-three-year-old Charles Vansant was attacked and killed by a shark in shallow water at Beach Haven, New Jersey--the first recorded shark attack in American history. Scientists claimed a shark could not be responsible, but more deadly attacks soon followed along the Jersey Shore and up the freshwater Matawan Creek, setting off a nationwide panic that led the White House to declare a war on sharks....
Author
Publisher
MTV Books
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
The teenage surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack in 2003 describes how she has coped with this life-altering event with the help of her faith, the changes in her life, and her return to the sport she loves.
Publisher
The Asylum
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
When a category seven hurricane pummels New York, the surging flood waters bring thousands of sharks. To make matters worse, tornadoes soon dot the horizon. As Sharknadoes tear through the city, no vehicle, building, or national monument is safe.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive guide to the marine creatures through a review of the different types of sharks that exist, their swimming patterns in relation to the tides, and the common behaviors and traits they share.
Author
Series
I survived volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In July, 1916, Chet Roscow is fascinated by news accounts of the great white shark said to be attacking people along the New Jersey shore not far from his home, but when he goes swimming in Matawan Creek he discovers the truth of the stories.
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Three friends from California head to the rugged Australian coast for a cage-dive encounter with deadly great whites. But after attracting a swarm of vicious sharks, their tour boat is destroyed by a massive rogue wave. As clouds gather and darkness descends, the three friends find themselves alone and defenseless, afloat in the chilly ocean as hungry man-eaters begin to circle. With little hope of rescue, they must fight to survive using only their...
11) Great white
Publisher
RLJE Films, Shudder
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
When a sea plane is destroyed in a freak accident, five people find themselves drifting on a raft. At the mercy of the tide and with no hope of rescue, the helpless situation takes a horrifying turn when they are terrorised by a ravenous great white.
Series
Publisher
Binge Box
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Jaws: When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police ..., a young marine biologist, and a grizzled shark hunter ... embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again.
47 meters down: Two sisters vacationing in Mexico are trapped in a shark cage at the bottom of the ocean. With less than an hour of oxygen left and great white sharks circling nearby,...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Pub
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
In Surviving the Shark, Jonathan Kathrein describes his incredible shark attack experience. The book covers all aspects of Kathrein’s survival, beginning with the eerie moments just before the attack, when something smashes into Kathrein’s hand as he paddles on his board, waiting for a wave off Stinson Beach in northern California. Realizing it is probably shark, and possibly a great white, Kathrein tries to paddle away, furiously trying to make...
Author
Series
I survived graphic novels volume 2
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Chet Roscow is finally feeling at home in his uncle's little New Jersey town. He has three new friends, and they love cooling off in the creek on hot summer days. But then comes shocking news: A massive shark has been attacking swimmers in the ocean along the Jersey Shore, not far from where Chet is staying. Fear is in the air. So when Chet spots a gray fin in the creek, he's sure it's his imagination running wild. It's impossible he's about to come...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Since she was a young girl in Hawaii, Bethany Hamilton dreamed of becoming a professional surfer. Yet those dreams nearly vanished when a shark tore off her left arm. In Bethany Hamilton: Follow Your Dreams!, young readers will follow Bethany's recovery from the devastating shark attack as she retakes the surf and waves. Full-color photographs, timeline, and a compelling biographical narrative will engage readers as they learn how Bethany overcame...
16) Bethany Hamilton
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Bethany Hamilton learned to surf when she was three years old, and she joined and won many surfing competitions as a child. When she was thirteen, while she was surfing one morning, a shark suddenly attacked her and bit off her left arm. Through hard work, courage, and faith, Bethany persisted and went on to reach her dream of becoming a professional surfer. Along the way, she used her experience to provide inspiration and comfort to surfers and non-surfers...
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
The story of surfer Bethany Hamilton, who at age thirteen was out surfing when she was attacked by a fifteen-foot tiger shark, a run-in that cost Hamilton her left arm. But not only did Hamilton survive the attack, she was back on the competitive surfing circuit less than a year later. More than a decade later, Hamilton, now a mother, undertakes her greatest challenge: chasing a toddler and the biggest wave of her career.
Author
Series
I survived graphic novel volume 2
Publisher
Graphix, un sello editorial de Scholastic
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
Chet Roscow is finally feeling at home in his uncle's little New Jersey town. He has three new friends, and they love cooling off in the creek on hot summer days. But then comes shocking news: A massive shark has been attacking swimmers in the ocean along the Jersey Shore, not far from where Chet is staying. Fear is in the air. So when Chet spots a gray fin in the creek, he's sure it's his imagination running wild. It's impossible he's about to come...
19) Soul surfer
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Teen surfer Bethany Hamilton returns to competitive surfing after losing her arm in a shark attack.
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