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| Author | Christina Soontornvat |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Candlewick Press |
Publication date | October 13, 2020 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 288 |
| Awards | Newbery Honor, Sibert Honor |
| ISBN | 978-1-5362-0945-7 |
| OCLC | 1228486011 |
| Website | soontornvat |
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team is a 2020 nonfiction children's book by American author Christina Soontornvat. It describes the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue. The book received positive reviews from critics and was awarded a Newbery Honor and a Sibert Honor in 2021.
The book recounts the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue, in which 12 boys on a soccer team and their coach were rescued after they were trapped in the flooded Tham Luang Nang Non cave.[1] It includes scientific information related to the rescue, including details on caverns and diving, and features photographs and maps of the region.[2]
Soontornvat was visiting family in northern Thailand when the Tham Luang cave story was first reported.[2] According to Soontornvat, upon returning to the United States, she noticed that media coverage was portraying the situation through a predominantly Western lens and decided to tell the story incorporating a Thai perspective. She returned to Thailand two months after the final rescue to interview the volunteers who helped with the rescue efforts, with her father acting as her translator.[3]
The book was published by Candlewick Press on October 13, 2020.[1] The audiobook version was narrated by Quincy Surasmith.[4]
All Thirteen: The Incredible Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team garnered positive reviews from critics. It received starred reviews from Booklist,[5] The Horn Book Magazine,[6] Kirkus Reviews,[1] Publishers Weekly,[7] and School Library Journal.[2]
Kirkus Reviews praised the storytelling as "masterful" and "expertly crafted".[1] Publishers Weekly noted that "Soontornvat delivers humanizing coverage of a harrowing event, attempting to decenter Western media’s lens with great success."[7] In a review for Booklist, Ronny Khuri wrote that "Soontornvat selects details and measures her pacing with the practiced hand of a skilled storyteller."[5] V. Lynn Christiansen of School Library Journal compared it to "a heart-pounding adventure story."[2] Jonathan Hunt, writing for The Horn Book Magazine, praised the "lucid prose" and wrote that Soontornvat "keeps a tight focus on the unfolding story".[6]
| Year | Accolade | Result | Ref. |
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| 2021 | Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature | Winner | [8] |
| Newbery Medal | Honor | [9] | |
| Sibert Medal | Honor | [10] | |
| YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction | Finalist | [10] |
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