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The Cruise of the Blue Dolphin: A Family's Adventure at Sea | 
 enlarge | Author: Nina Chandler Murray
Publisher: The Lyons Press
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 1449262
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 1
ISBN: 1592284620
Dewey Decimal Number: 910
EAN: 9781592284627
ASIN: 1592284620
Publication Date: November 1, 2004
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Product Description
It's 1933, during the grimmest days of the Depression, and the Chandler family is at a turning point. Nina Chandler's father has been fired, her mother is convinced he is having an affair, and the eldest of her siblings will soon be leaving for college. Rather than watch the family shatter, Nina's father decides to set sail on a grand voyage; ready to probe they can thrive and prosper on their own terms. And that is exactly what they do. Along the way they face a hurricane, a few sharks, and some not-always-friendly ports of call as they cruise the eastern coast of the United States, around the islands of the Caribbean, through the Panama Canal into the Pacific, down to the Galapagos, and back home again.
Thirteen-year-old Nina, an insightful narrator, introduces us to her rather eccentric family, as well as the sailors of the Blue Dolphin. Together, this unlikely crew celebrates the strength of American character and the ability of individuals and families to flourish even in the worst of times.
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Fun for the entire family January 18, 2003
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a book that could be a 13 yr old's fantasy. but it is a true and wondeful account of a family's sailing adventure.It should be read by the entire family, as an after dinner treat or a Saturday morning diversion. Good for discussion
a wonderful adventure December 30, 2002
beautifully written, this book tells a tale of exotic ports and strange people through the eyes of a teenager. compelling for adult and teen alike. highly recommended!
Cruise of the Blue Dolphin December 17, 2002
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a compelling and true account of an amazing adventure. In the middle of the great depression these parents took their kids out of school and exposed them to running a hurricane at sea, exploring the Galapagos Islands before they were settled, visiting a prison island at huge risk where the prisoners were known to shoot at visitors and throw them down wells. No-Holds-Barred home schooling on the open seas! I found it inspirational as a parent and just plain fun to read aloud around the fireplace. My 5 year old always begged for another chapter, I was sad to see it end.
 Join in the Adventure December 9, 2002
Hilarious in parts-Murray's writing is beautiful! A great read!
She throws down the gangway and the reader climbs on board the Blue Dolphin to join the free-thinking Chandlers and their colorful crew as they journey through southern waters, through the Panama Canal to the Galpagos and back.
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