The beast of Cretacea
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Publisher:
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Publication Date:
2015
Edition:
First edition
Language:
English
Accelerated Reader:
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Points: 16
Lexile measure:
810L
Description
Master storyteller Todd Strasser reimagines the classic tale of Moby Dick as set in the future—and takes readers on an epic sci-fi adventure.
When seventeen-year-old Ishmael wakes up from stasis aboard the Pequod, he is amazed by how different this planet is from the dirty, dying, Shroud-covered Earth he left behind. But Ishmael isn’t on Cretacea to marvel at the fresh air, sunshine, and endless blue ocean. He’s here to work, risking his life to hunt down great ocean-dwelling beasts to harvest and send back to the resource-depleted Earth. Even though easy prey abounds, time and again the chase boat crews are ordered to ignore it in order to pursue the elusive Great Terrafin. It’s rumored that the ship’s captain, Ahab, lost his leg to the beast years ago, and that he’s now consumed by revenge. But there may be more to Captain Ahab’s obsession. Dark secrets and dangerous exploits swirl around the pursuit of the beast, and Ishmael must do his best to survive—if he can.
When seventeen-year-old Ishmael wakes up from stasis aboard the Pequod, he is amazed by how different this planet is from the dirty, dying, Shroud-covered Earth he left behind. But Ishmael isn’t on Cretacea to marvel at the fresh air, sunshine, and endless blue ocean. He’s here to work, risking his life to hunt down great ocean-dwelling beasts to harvest and send back to the resource-depleted Earth. Even though easy prey abounds, time and again the chase boat crews are ordered to ignore it in order to pursue the elusive Great Terrafin. It’s rumored that the ship’s captain, Ahab, lost his leg to the beast years ago, and that he’s now consumed by revenge. But there may be more to Captain Ahab’s obsession. Dark secrets and dangerous exploits swirl around the pursuit of the beast, and Ishmael must do his best to survive—if he can.
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ISBN:
9780763669010
Accelerated Reader:
MG+
Level 5.5, 16 Points
Level 5.5, 16 Points
Lexile measure:
810L
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Grouping Title | beast of cretacea |
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Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-10-04 21:58:41PM |
Last Indexed | 2024-10-15 04:54:23AM |
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Melville, Herman, 1819-1891
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Melville, Herman,1819-1891.Moby Dick
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Aboard the Pequod, seventeen-year-old Ishmael arrives on the planet Cretacea to hunt down great ocean-dwelling beasts to harvest and send back to the resource-depleted Earth. But the ship's captain, Ahab, who lost his leg to the Great Terrafin years ago, is obsessed with hunting down the beast. The classic tale of Moby Dick as set in the future.
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Life on other planets -- Fiction
Marine animals -- Fiction
Revenge -- Fiction
Science fiction
Sea stories
Ship captains -- Fiction
Teenage boys -- Fiction
Young adult fiction
Marine animals -- Fiction
Revenge -- Fiction
Science fiction
Sea stories
Ship captains -- Fiction
Teenage boys -- Fiction
Young adult fiction
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The beast of Cretacea
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The beast of Cretacea
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Life on other planets
Marine animals
Revenge
Sea stories
Ship captains
Teenage boys
Marine animals
Revenge
Sea stories
Ship captains
Teenage boys
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