All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat

4.51 AVERAGE

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krissareads's review against another edition

4.75
adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring tense fast-paced
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christinakubrak's review against another edition

5.0
emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced
I started this book with zero knowledge about this rescue other than all 13 were saved. I can’t believe how much I learned and the different emotions I felt while reading. An excellent book that everyone should read. 

wordnerd153's review against another edition

3.0
Very well-written and interesting to read, but not so compelling that I couldn't put it down. I also skipped over all of the supplementary info sandwiched into each chapter because it pulled me out of the narrative.

stefanieelise's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous informative inspiring fast-paced

avidales's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring tense fast-paced
Fantastic read! Loved the use of pictures, diagrams and present tense to keep you in the moment. Intense and thrilling but I was never too worried since I followed the original story in the news and knew the "ending"
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gretalybbert's review against another edition

4.0
An amazing and inspiring story that kept me on the edge of my seat even though I knew the outcome! I loved reading about the teamwork, comradery, and ingenuity as people from all over the world came together to solve this seemingly impossible problem.
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aklibrarychick's review against another edition

5.0
I was really interested to read this because I'd read another middle-grade book about this same topic, and I wanted to see how they compared. This is the FAR superior book, written with heart and humor and humility. The importance of having someone writing on this topic who understands the area and its people can't be understated. Even when you know ahead of time what the outcome of the story is, you find yourself hurriedly reading with bated breath hoping to find out what happens.

jmwilson's review against another edition

5.0
I remember hearing about the rescue of the soccer team in Thailand in 2018, but I had no idea how involved this rescue mission was. This book may have been aimed at middle grade students, but it was definitely a page-turner, even for adults or for those who know how the story will end. I love how the book focused on what the boys were dealing with inside the cave as well as what the volunteers from around the world were dealing with outside the cave. The book was so well written that I would almost forget that it was nonfiction until I saw the pictures and diagrams that were scattered throughout. I will be adding this wonderful book to my school library and I cannot wait to share it with others. All Thirteen is now one of my top 5 middle grade favorites for 2020.
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kitkatpanicattack's review against another edition

1.0
informative fast-paced
a textbook disguised as a middle-grade non-fiction book.

note: read for ENGL 420/Young Adult Literature

mikaiya's review against another edition

5.0
Fantastic story. Read for the Ridiculous Reading Challenge, but sending it to my son's kindle now.