True stories, real people

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The Chilean miners

buried alive
Relates the story of the 33 Chilean miners who survived being trapped underground for 69 days.

Abby Sunderland

alone on the Indian Ocean
2016
Through narrative nonfiction, tells the story of Abby Sunderland and her attempt to be the youngest person ever to sail solo around the world.

Aron Ralston

pinned in a canyon
2016
"[Relates the] story of Aron Ralston, a man who became trapped under a rock and had to cut off his own arm to survive."--Provided by publisher.

Alia Muhammad Baker

saving a library from war
2016
"[Relates the] story of Alia Muhammad Baker, a librarian who preserved Iraq's history by saving thousands of books from being destroyed during the Iraq War."--Provided by publisher.
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