THE IMPOSSIBLE RESCUE: THE TRUE STORY OF AN AMAZING ARCTIC ADVENTURE

THE IMPOSSIBLE RESCUE: THE TRUE STORY OF AN AMAZING ARCTIC ADVENTURE, by Martin W. Sandler (Candlewick Press 2012)(ages 12+).  In late 1897, a fleet of whaling vessels from San Francisco is trapped in the ice in the Arctic Circle, near Point Barrow, Alaska.  Their only chance of survival is to wait for the ice to melt, sometime in the middle of the next summer.  But then, under the direct orders of President McKinley, three men from the forerunner of the Coast Guard undertake a treacherous overland mission to bring desperately needed supplies...

THE IMPOSSIBLE RESCUE is an engrossing tale of arctic survival and determination -- suspenseful and fascinating, bringing to life countless acts of heroism, both large and small.