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Left for Dead: A Young Man's Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis
Contributor(s): Nelson, Peter (Author)

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ISBN: 0385730918     ISBN-13: 9780385730914
Publisher: Delacorte Press
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2003
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Annotation: Just after midnight on July 30, 1945, the USS "Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. The ship sank in 14 minutes. More than 1,000 men were thrown into shark-infested waters. Those who survived the fiery sinking--some injured, many without life jackets--struggled to stay afloat in shark-infested waters as they waited for rescue. But the United States Navy did not even know they were missing. The Navy needed a scapegoat for this disaster. So it court-martialed the captain for "hazarding" his ship. The survivors of the "Indianapolis knew that their captain was not to blame. For 50 years they worked to clear his name, even after his untimely death. But the navy would not budge--until an 11-year-old boy named Hunter Scott entered the picture. His history fair project on the "Indianapolis soon became a crusade to restore the captain's good name and the honor of the men who served under him.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History - Military & Wars
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Transportation - Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft
Dewey: 940.545
LCCN: 2001053774
Age Level: 12-UP
Grade Level: 7-UP
Lexile Measure: 1260(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" L (0.60 lbs) 201 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1950-1999
- Chronological Period - 1940's
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Awards: Rhode Island Teen Book Award, Nominee, Ages 12 & Up, 2004
Review Citations: Kliatt 03/01/2004 pg. 40
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 59211
Reading Level: 8.3   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 11.0
 
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Publisher Description:
For fans of sea battles, adventures, and war stories like Unbroken, this is the incredible true story of a boy who helps to bring closure to the survivors of the tragic sinking of the USS Indianapolis, and helps exonerate the ship's captain fifty years later.


Hunter Scott first learned about the sinking of the USS Indianapolis by watching the movie Jaws when he was just eleven-years-old. This was fifty years after the ship had sunk, throwing more than 1,000 men into shark-infested waters--a long fifty years in which justice still had not been served.
It was just after midnight on July 30, 1945 when the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. Those who survived the fiery sinking--some injured, many without life jackets--struggled to stay afloat as they waited for rescue. But the United States Navy did not even know they were missing. As time went on, the Navy needed a scapegoat for this disaster. So it court-martialed the captain for "hazarding" his ship. The survivors of the Indianapolis knew that their captain was not to blame. For fifty years they worked to clear his name, even after his untimely death.
But the navy would not budge--not until Hunter entered the picture. His history fair project on the Indianapolis soon became a crusade to restore the captain's good name and the honor of the men who served under him.

Praise for Left for Dead

Christopher Award Winner

An ALA-YALSA Best Nonfiction for Young Adults Book

"Compelling, dreadful, and amazing."--VOYA

"This exciting, life-affirming book about war heroics and justice . . . proves without question the impact one student can have on history."--Booklist

"Well written and well documented ... this excellent presentation fills a void in most World War II collections "--School Library Journal

"Young readers . . . will no doubt be inspired by the youth's tenacity--and by the valor of those who served on the Indianapolis."--The Horn Book

 
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