FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. After his mother dies and his father falls into a deep depression, young Skiff Beaman knows that he will have to be in charge of the family and so sets out to make money by catching the giant blue fin tuna, in a seafaring adventure inspired by Ernest Hemingway s The Old Man and the Sea.
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A story of determination and survival from the acclaimed author of FREAK THE MIGHTY. "This thrilling and elegant book ... will hold the interest of even the most stalwart landlubber." -- PW
About the Author:
Rodman Philbrick is the author of six award-winning novels for young readers. His first novel, Freak the Mighty, won the California Young Reader Medal. It was received with great acclaim and has sold more than a million copies. The sequel, Max the Mighty, received starred reviews, and his novel The Fire Pony was named a 1996 Capital Choice. His more recent books for the Blue Sky Press are REM World; The Last Book in the Universe, which was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults; and The Young Man and the Sea, which received a starred review from School Library Journal. He and his wife live in Maine and the Florida Keys.
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- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 141767542X
- ISBN 13 9781417675425
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages192
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