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Avis Dolphin by Frieda Wishinsky, Willow Dawson is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Avis Dolphin about?

Inspired by the story of actual passengers on the ill-fated Lusitania , this is a novel of great adventure and suspense, including graphic novel-style illustrations. Avis Dolphin doesnt want to leave New York and sail to England on the Lusitania . War is raging in Europe, and the Germans threaten to sink the ship. Avis is lonely and afraid until she meets a kindly professor whose stories of a magical island help her face an uncertain future. When the Lusitania is attacked, Avis must draw on all her newfound strength to cope with the confusion, terror and despair. How can she survive the sudden devastation of the ship? Will the people she cares about, especially the professor, live through the horror and danger? The immediacy of Frieda Wishinskys voice will engage readers in this thrilling story based on real events. They will identify with Avis and Professor Holbourn as they grapple with a stubborn captain, encounter German stowaways and contend with the feud between Aviss two cabin mates. In an atmosphere of growing anxiety, readers will be glued to the dramatic events as they unfold and the surprising fate of the people they have come to know. Willow Dawsons art depicts the s

Author

Frieda Wishinsky, Willow Dawson

Publisher

Toronto ; Berkeley: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781554988136

Subjects

Children'S, Fiction, Fantasy

Rating

3.29 / 5 (45 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14