Captains Courageous
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Chapter Book · Ages 12–17 · 2010 · Est. 5 hour read

Captains Courageous

By Rudyard Kipling

Part of the Timeless Classics series

A spoiled teen falls overboard and is rescued by fishermen, transforming his life.

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88 pages· 52,603 words· Est. 5 hour read
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A spoiled teenager tumbles off a luxury liner and is presumed drowned by his family. Rescued by a rugged crew of fishermen, he faces the challenge of hard work for the first time. As he navigates this unexpected life, will he transform from a lazy boy into a responsible man? Discover the journey that tests his limits and reshapes his future.

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Themes: Hi-Lo, adapted classics, low level classics, after-reading question at the end of the book. Timeless Classics–designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original classic. These classic novels will grab a student’s attention from the first page. Included are eight pages of end-of-book activities to enhance the reading experience.Boy overboard! After falling off a luxury liner the spoiled teenager is rescued by a crew of rough fishermen. His parents think he drowned. Little do they know that, for the first time in his life, their lazy son is working hard…and becoming a man.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
88
Words
52,603
Reading age
12–17
Audience
Young Adult
Lexile
HL570L
Themes & topics
Books about the seaBooks about fishingBooks about coming of age
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.8
F&P level
~O
AR points
2
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
143838
Publication
Published
January 1, 2011
First published
September 1, 2010
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781616510725

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