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becca873's review
4.0
This nonfiction book tells the harrowing tale of a monster blizzard that hit the Northeastern United States in February 1978. It specifically focuses on the Can Do, a pilot boat that set out in the blizzard to help guide a Coast Guard vessel back to safety. Although impatient readers, like myself, can do a quick Google search to find out what happens, I would encourage them to read the book first and let the book reveal everything.
Some parts of the book did frustrate me. There are numerous radio transmissions that help tell the story of what happened on the Can Do as well as other vessels, but the author does sometimes wander into speculation. I also wish the timeline was more linear, rather than jumping around not just to the past, but also to different times during the blizzard. There were more than a few times when I felt like I was rereading something that I fully remembered from just a page or two previously.
These moments aside, I think middle grade readers will enjoy this book, especially fans of the I Survived series. Thanks to NetGalley for the advance copy.
Some parts of the book did frustrate me. There are numerous radio transmissions that help tell the story of what happened on the Can Do as well as other vessels, but the author does sometimes wander into speculation. I also wish the timeline was more linear, rather than jumping around not just to the past, but also to different times during the blizzard. There were more than a few times when I felt like I was rereading something that I fully remembered from just a page or two previously.
These moments aside, I think middle grade readers will enjoy this book, especially fans of the I Survived series. Thanks to NetGalley for the advance copy.
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