I really liked this book, it was very thrilling and a good writing of a true story. However, I feel it could have used a little bit more description and writing.

This was by far one of the best books I have read ever. This book had such a remarkable ending and I would just become more and more hooked on each chapter as I progressed into the book. I would recommend this book to anyone who is in 7th grade and up. This book is about three men who were stuck at rough sea with only a small raft off of the gulf coast. Many many days elapsed until they were rescued and this books does a great job of displaying what it was like day by day. There is also body cam...

I didn't think this would be a book I'd finish, let alone speed through, but Tougias tells a compelling tale about three men who attempted to sail the Gulf Stream and the tragedy of hitting one of the worst storms imaginable (despite all of their preparations). Fast-paced, engaging, and with just enough personal history about the men and their experience to keep me going. Like a well-written adventure/survival story, except real.

In the novel “A Storm Too Soon” by Michael J. Tougias, three veteran sailors set out on a remarkable voyage from Florida to France, but soon turns into a nightmare. As a storm comes rushing their way, the Gulf Stream swallows their 47 foot sailboat, leaving the three sailors stranded on a life raft in eighty feet tall waves. I found this novel during a school book fair while I was trying to find the book that I came there for. It was in the same genre section and caught my attention, so I just d...

I'm actually a little sad I read this one, because apparently it's the kid version and I bet the adult one has even more details. It's an exciting story of a small ship getting buried by the sea and the amazing rescue by the Coast Guard, while quietly in the background another ship is lost completely with no survivors. The details of each person and the decisions, bits of luck good and bad, and skill of the SAR team all come vividly to life.

Fast paced, survival story with some parts a bit dry but it's nonfiction so the details may overwhelm a student not interested in sailing/boating. I am not-have a bit of a fear of open water so no boats for me, but learned so much! As I was reading, I thought of the Doc Ford series I like. Will appeal most to students grades 4-8 who love survival stories and have a passion for sailing/boating. Nautical terminology is very detailed for average elem reader of survival stories. Must purchase for MS...

What an amazing story!

Tougias, Michael J. A Storm Too Soon Henry Holt and Company, 2016. $17.99 Content: Language: PG (3 swears); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG. Three men set out to cross the Atlantic from Florida to France, but get caught in a catastrophic storm. Around 250 miles from the coast, their sailboat is overtaken by the waves and they are left to battle the sea in a tiny life raft, hoping that their signal was received by the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard sends out a helicopter crew with a rescue swimmer

I loved this hyper paced real life thriller. The writing is crisp and makes for an effortless read. I loved learning about sea rescue teams and the emergency equipment operated by sailors. The heroism, reasoning skills, and awesome power of nature is sure to rivet tweens.

I think that the theme of A Storm Too Soon is trust and teamwork. The sailors had to work together to prepare the ship for the voyage and will have to work together to survive the storm in their small lifeboat. They also have to trust each other and their decisions, which can also tie back to the teamwork aspect. They have to trust that have done the right thing, like when Jean Pierre decided to change course and when they decided to leave the Gulf Stream earlier than planned. Jean Pierre also h...

An unbelievable true story. A must read book. I was hooked within the first few pages.

A Storm Too Soon: A Remarkable True Survival Story in 80 Foot Seas is the Middle Grade adaptation of Michael Tougias's book A Storm Too Soon: A True Story of Disaster, Survival and an Incredible Rescue.My older son, who prefers non-fiction to fiction and who likes stories of resilience, picked up A Storm Too Soon: A Remarkable True Survival Story in 80 Foot Seas during a recent library trip and has been obsessively reading and re-reading it. The book was a quick read for an adult, and clearly th...

A Storm Too Soon is a story about three friends, Rudy, J.P, and Ben. The three friends plan on having a trip of a lifetime sailing from Florida to France. Their trip is abruptly interrupted by a devastating storm with 80 feet waves. The three friends must survive long enough in the middle of the ocean until help arrives.The things that I liked about this book was that the author does a very good job on hooking the reader. Of all the things that happen in this book, you will stay hooked until the...

This version is dapted for young readers. Insightful and full of imagery. Great for a middle school class.

A Storm Too Soon, a true survival story, is one of the best non-fiction books that I have ever read.Captain JP de Lutz, Ben Tye, and Rudy Snel were sailing to Saint-Tropez, France when they were hit by a major tropical storm 225 miles off the coast of North Carolina. They were slammed by multiple waves over 80 feet, sinking their boat, the Sean Seamour II. They able to evacuate onto the sailboat’s life raft, but there were a couple problems. JP was severely injured and was almost unconscious. Th...

I really enjoyed this true story of three men who are caught in a catastrophic storm at sea. The story flips between the Coast Guard and the men from the sail boat and I couldn't put it down. I wish there would have been more back story on the men, but everything else was great and I liked the readable account.

Jaw Dropping & encapturingI was hooked from chapter one & on the edge of my seat throughout the entire storm. As a former Coast Guard SAR Coordinator, I know what goes on behind the scenes, but was rarely, if ever filled in on all the details of a rescue—and never participated in a rescue of this magnitude. I’m thankful to all involved for furthing NOAAs restrictions on GPIRBS & for telling their story to prevent future mishaps.

I am sure I would not have survived!

Really good non-fiction book. It gives enough background to make it interesting but not too much to overpower the incredible story. Three strangers embark on a transatlantic journey. The men meet for the first time just days before they leave. The author does a great job of building up to the storm, explaining the details of the boat sinking, them of the raft, and the rescue. The author bounces between the perspective of the men and the rescue team to create a full circle story that is easy to u...