She was warned against boarding the Seahawk, warned that the crew were not to be trusted. Nevertheless, Charlotte's father left orders to sail on that ship and sail on it she would. Now, just a few hours into the long journey from England to America, Charlotte knows she is in trouble. She is the only passenger, and the crew seems hostile... But Charlotte is surprisingly resourceful for a nicely brought-up young lady of 1832.

They call it the "Graveyard of the Pacific", an area off the coast of Vancouver Island that has claimed many a ship. It is 1906 and the steamship Valencia is caught in a terrible storm. Heavy seas and impenetrable fog force the Captain to navigate by dead reckoning, relying on charts and instinct to save the ship and its passengers. A riveting tale of a real-life disaster at sea.

Sophie is on a voyage of discovery. Along with her three uncles and two cousins she is sailing across the Atlantic to England and her grandfather. Sophie and her cousin Cody share the telling of this tale in alternating diary entries. They both discover a love for the sea, the value of family, and who they really are in this poetic and multi-layered novel by the author of Walk Two Moons.

Footsteps. William Jones can still hear his father, guiltily pacing the floor night after night. Now that his father is gone, it is up to him to right his father's wrong. He is on a desperate hunt for John Diamond, the man his father cheated. Can he repay his father's debt, or will he hear those footsteps forever? This brilliant historical fiction writer has created an adventure to rival Treasure Island, and a cast of characters every bit as fascinating. Don't miss Leon Garfield's many other adventures in history, including Smith, The Empty Sleeve and Black Jack.

Don Morgan has made his dreams come true. At seventeen, he has bought a 32-foot trawler and is beginning a career as a Salmon fisherman off the coast of British Columbia. Bad weather, engine trouble, no fish - sometimes dreams aren't what you expect. A classic Canadian adventure by the author of Starbuck Valley Winter.

Orcas! Coral and the other members of her dolphin pod are under attack. She is sent on a dangerous quest to find her brother and any other males who can defend the herd from the voracious killer whales. The sea holds many hazards, but none greater than humans. Join Coral on an unforgettable journey.

1768: Captain James Cook and the crew of the H.M.S. Endeavor set off on a harrowing three year journey around the globe. Unbeknownst to most of them, an eleven-year-old butcher's apprentice called Nicholas Young has come along for the ride. Here is his story, told in log entries. There really was a Nick Young on Captain Cook's first voyage, a stowaway who became a member of the crew. While he did not leave a diary, Karen Hesse has constructed this totally convincing narrative from the actual logbooks of others in the ship's company.

"The Legend of the Flying Dutchman. Who knows how it all began: Throughout the centuries many a seaman could swear an oath that he had seen the phantom ship. What awful curse sent the Flying Dutchman bound on an eternal voyage? ...Whenever the ghostly craft is sighted, death is near... Who knows how it all began? Only two living beings!" The Flying Dutchman is a doomed ship. But two of its passengers will be saved. A young boy and his dog are rescued by an angel and embark of a mission to help those in need. By the author of the Redwall series.

Nathan Gull and his sister Maud are suddenly orphaned. Enter Tamo White, the pirate's son, with the solution to all their problems: a new home in far-off Madagascar. But pirates have strange friends and dangerous enemies. Tamo White's past is not dead and buried.

Frank Hollohan has been known to exaggerate. Since he moved to Florida this little habit has gained him the reputation of a teller of tales, a guy who can't be trusted. So when Frank claims to have seen a German spy landing on the beach, no one believes it. Only Rosemarie Twekenberry and Weird Wanda the hermit are willing to listen. Can they expose the spy in time? A fast-paced and funny WWII adventure.

Alexandra Papadimitrios comes from a long line of sponge divers, but as a "good Greek daughter" she was never intended to take up this hazardous career herself. Now tragedy forces her to brave the sea and harvest its treasures, but Alexandra is up to the challenge - until she discovers that the sea itself is not the greatest danger she faces...

Feeling like aliens in Sydney's bustling atmosphere, Erika Magnus and her sister Sif run away from big-city Australia to their island paradise, Rongo. They are followed there by Henry Jacka, an eager American shell-collector. But Henry's friendly curiosity and growing love for Sif put the island - and the Magnus family secrets - at risk. Can Erika stop the outside world from crashing in?

Others don't believe it exists, but Tom Piccot knows better. He has seen the Kraken for himself: a giant squid of immense power and fury. When his father is blinded in an accident, Tom must support his struggling family, even if it means facing his greatest fear...

"The strange part about her dreams is this: She always gets in the water. She falls, or jumps, or dives with the grace of an athlete, as though she is being pulled in by a force more powerful than herself. There they are: black and white, black and white, so far below, looming closer. The black and white shapes become whales." One February day a trainer is drowned by the killer whales at the Victoria Seaquarium, in front of a horrified audience of school children. Years later, two of the witnesses are still trying to live with their memories.

Mokes made a promise to his father. He said he would be home at six o'clock. He denied knowing anything about the islander waiting to settle a score with an American seaman. But he knows. It's all going to happen tonight and Mokes wants to be there. What will his friends think if he stays home like a good little boy? What will his father, the chief of police do if he breaks his word?

Trapped in the cabin of a sinking boat, running out of air and options; hauling a cargo of gold that would tempt the most honest of men; hunting a murderous great white shark known as "the Butcher" - these are just a few of the stories in this exciting collection. Theodore Taylor, author of The Cay, The Bomb, and The Weirdo, offers up a selection of ocean-going adventures to stir any would-be seafarer's soul.

If they are caught, they will be killed. But Paulie's family is determined to leave Haiti. There is no life for them there - no work, no food, no justice. Her uncle has built the boat. Paulie doesn't want to go, doesn't want to leave her home, but she will do anything to keep her family safe. Anything.

Dave Young is an ordinary highschool kid in Humboldt, Saskatchewan. Until he begins to dream. In his nighttime adventures he is another David Young, a cabin boy on the ill-fated Franklin Expedition of 1845. Dave's dreams become more intense as the plight of the Erebus worsens, until his own life begins to seem unreal...

Treasure hunt! When PC gets a frantic phone call from his uncle he can't resist the lure of an Australian adventure. He is not disappointed. He arrives to find a missing diver, an amnesiac girl, a lost treasure, and a terrible beast lurking beneath the ocean waves. Another thrill-a-minute adventure from the author of Raptor, Rats, and The Doom Stone.