Unsinkable Review

"The stirring narrative of Unsinkable tells sixteen-year-old Abby Sunderland's remarkable true story of attempting to become the youngest person ever to sail solo around the world.
More people have flown into outer space than have sailed solo around the globe. It is a challenge so immense that many have died trying, and all have been pushed beyond every physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual limit. In Unsinkable, readers follow Abby Sunderland into those depths. This biography delivers a gripping and evocative firsthand account that starts prior to her departure, travels through her daring (and sometimes near-death) encounters on the open sea, to her dramatic rescue in the remotest corner of the Indian Ocean, and the media explosion that happened upon her safe return to dry land.
Along the way, readers discover what it means to boldly face any challenge, to strive after something great, and to plumb the depths of faith, fear, and desperation only to emerge changed, renewed, and emboldened. In this day and age, when the most productive thing a teenager may do is play videogames, Abby's ambition and tenacity is a real-life parable of what can happen when we choose to exceed our own limits, embrace faith, and strive after what all the naysayers say is impossible."

You might've already seen stories about Abby Sunderland on the news, just as I have a couple of months before I received this book. I thought that this book was extremely inspirational and what Abby has done was not something that I could've ever expected someone at her age to do - especially not alone. I really loved it because it was very informational and also sent the message to its readers that you should follow your dream no matter what, because you could definitely accomplish things if you have the will power to do it and believe in yourself. It's a powerful, powerful book, and I recommend it for everyone who's searching for an inspirational book to give you some directions in your life...

This book is written in 3 different voices - Abby herself, the narrator, and the rescuers. It definitely makes a plain biography of Abby more interesting this way and I have really enjoyed this book!

Disclosure: This book was provided to me by Thomas Nelson for review.