The Voyage of the Frog
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Chapter Book · Ages 9–13 · 1989

The Voyage of the Frog

Written by Gary Paulsen

A young sailor battles the sea to fulfill a final promise amidst towering waves and fierce winds.

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Fourteen-year-old David faces a harrowing test of survival at sea, alone on the FROG, a small fiberglass boat. With the ocean's fury threatening to engulf him, he must honor his late uncle Owen's last wish: to sail beyond the coast and scatter his ashes. As the wind howls and waves crash, David's resolve is tested. Can he conquer the elements and his fears, or will the sea claim him? This gripping tale of courage and determination explores the depths of human spirit against nature's relentless power.

From the publisher

This adventure novel about survival at sea by Newbery Honor author Gary Paulsen is now available in an After Words paperback edition!David thought he was alone, that the ocean around him was all there was of the world. The wind screamed, the waves towered, and his boat, the twenty-two foot fiberglass FROG, skidded and bucked and, each moment, filled deeper and grew heavier with sea water.David thought surely he was dead at fourteen. His uncle Owen, who had taught him about sailing safely, would be so angry. Owen had died only days ago, his last wish for David to take the FROG out on his own, and sail her beyond sight of the coast, and once there scatter Owen’s ashes.

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Format
Paperback
Pages
160
Reading age
9–13
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
1020L
Themes & topics
Books about the oceanBooks about unclesBooks about boys and menBooks about survival stories
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~6.9
F&P level
~Y
Publication
Published
March 1, 2009
First published
January 1, 1989
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780545085359

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