The young man and the sea
Title
:
The young man and the sea
Personal Author EPSB
:
W. R. Philbrick
Summary
:
After his mother's death, twelve-year-old Skiff Beaman decides that it is up to him to earn money to take care of himself and his father, so he undertakes a dangerous trip alone out on the ocean off the coast of Maine to try to catch a huge bluefin tuna.
Year Published
:
2004-2005
Physical Description
:
192 p. ; 20 cm.
Contents
:
Lobster boy -- Swampers -- By the barrel raised -- Rotten to the keel -- Attack of the vampire mud worms -- Finest kind -- Ringing of the hammer -- What the grease monkey said -- Money by the pound -- Lobster in the parlor -- Trap wars -- Rich boy in the dark of night -- When you wake up -- By hook and by crook -- Where the big fish live -- Blushing bandit -- Three rules for Skiff Beaman -- What happened to the stars -- If mist made the world -- Take my breath away -- When the whoosh comes by -- Keg rider -- Nantucket sleigh ride -- Angel in the mist -- Tail on the door.
Program Information
:
Accelerated Reader MG 4.5 5.0 77134
Accelerated Reader
Reading Counts 4.8 13
Subject
:
Fathers and sons -- Fiction.
Grief -- Fiction.
Fishing -- Fiction.
Father-son relationship -- Fiction.
Fathers and Sons---Fiction
Lobster Trapping---Fiction
Fishing---Fiction
Bluefin Tuna---Fiction
Geographic Term
:
Maine -- Fiction.
Summary
:
After his mother's death, twelve-year-old Skiff Beaman decides that it is up to him to earn money to take care of himself and his father, so he undertakes a dangerous trip alone out on the ocean off the coast of Maine to try to catch a huge bluefin tuna.
ISBN
:
9780439368308
Publisher
:
New York : Scholastic Inc, 2005, c2004.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Abbott | F PHI | Book | 30100000046906 | Fiction |