Vertical Dive by Michael Dimercurio
Fourteen-year-old Maddie Bergamo has it all-looks, brains, mad moves on the basketball court, a cute crush, and true friends-and so far, her life seems right on track to make her eventual goals of the Olympics and a sports scholarship to her Ivy League dream school. But then life topples her neatly stacked plans, and Maddie finds herself in a fight for survival. As events spiral out of her control, Maddie receives an unexpected gift: an ancestor's extraordinary diary of life as a slave girl. And what Maddie discovers within those pages changes her world forever. . . . finding hope in the face of adversity . . . recounted in a convincing dialect and features scenes of real emotional power. -Publishers WeeklyMichael DiMercurio is a Naval Academy honors graduate who has served as a paratrooper, navy diver, and lieutenant and chief propulsion officer on the USS Hammerhead. He is the author of nine thrillers and the coauthor of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Submarines, a nonfiction book.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780451412034 |
| ISBN 10 | 0451412036 |
| Title | Vertical Dive |
| Author | Michael Dimercurio |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2005-12-06 |
| Number of pages | 427 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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