AUTHOR: Christina Soontornvat
GENRE: Nonfiction, Middle Grade Nonfiction, True Story / Survival, Children’s Nonfiction
SUMMARY: All Thirteen recounts the events of June 2018, when twelve members of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach entered a cave in northern Thailand and became trapped by rising floodwaters. The book follows the seventeen-day rescue operation that brought together people from many countries. It describes the conditions the boys and coach faced underground, the challenges of the cave environment, and the efforts of the rescuers working above ground. The account includes details of the science and engineering involved, as well as aspects of the local culture and the team’s experience while waiting to be found.