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Rising Water
by Marc Aronson
Ages: 9+
Published: 2019
Publisher: Atheneum BFYR/ Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 978-1-5344-4413-3
Keywords: Thailand, Caves, Rescue
A Thai boys' soccer team's field trip quickly became life-threatening when rains flooded their only exit. This is the story of their astonishing rescue. Photographs, black-and-white illustrations, diagrams, and maps.