All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat

All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat

Winner of the 2021 Kirkus Prize for Young People's Literature
A 2021 Newbery Honor Book
A 2021 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book
A 2021 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist
A 2021 Orbis Pictus Honor Book

A unique account of the amazing Thai cave rescue told in a heart-racing, you-are-there style that blends suspense, science, and cultural insight.

On June 23, 2018, twelve young players of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach enter a cave in northern Thailand seeking an afternoon's adventure. But when they turn to leave, rising floodwaters block their path out. The boys are trapped! Before long, news of the missing team spreads, launching a seventeen-day rescue operation involving thousands of rescuers from around the globe. As the world sits vigil, people begin to wonder: how long can a group of ordinary kids survive in complete darkness, with no food or clean water? Luckily, the Wild Boars are a very extraordinary "ordinary" group. Combining firsthand interviews of rescue workers with in-depth science and details of the region's culture and religion, author Christina Soontornvat--who was visiting family in Northern Thailand when the Wild Boars went missing--masterfully shows how both the complex engineering operation above ground and the mental struggles of the thirteen young people below proved critical in the life-or-death mission. Meticulously researched and generously illustrated with photographs, this page-turner includes an author's note describing her experience meeting the team, detailed source notes, and a bibliography to fully immerse readers in the most ambitious cave rescue in history.

Christina Soontornvat is the author of two Newbery Honor winning books; the middle grade fantasy, A Wish in the Dark, and the middle-grade nonfiction account of the Thai Cave Rescue, All Thirteen. Christina is also the author of Scholastic's beloved fantasy series the Diary of an Ice Princess, and the picture books, The Ramble Shamble Children, The Blunders, and Simon at the Art Museum, Christina holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a master's degree in Science Education. She spent a decade working in the science museum field, where she designed programs and exhibits to get kids excited about science and STEM. Christina lives in Austin, Texas with her husband, two young children, and one old cat. You can learn more about her work at soontornvat.com.

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ISBN 13	9781536209457
ISBN 10	1536209457
Title	All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
Author	Christina Soontornvat
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Candlewick Press,U.S.
Year published	2020-10-13
Number of pages	288
Prizes	Winner of Cybils 2020, Winner of Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature 2021, Short-listed for YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2021, Nominated for Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Master List 2023
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.