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The young man and the sea /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Philbrick, W. R. (W. Rodman)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Blue Sky Press, 2004.
Subjects:
Fathers and sons > Fiction.
Grief > Fiction.
Fishing > Fiction.
Fathers and sons > Juvenile fiction.
Grief > Juvenile fiction.
Fishing stories.
Maine > Fiction.
Online Access:Publisher description
Description
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.
Physical Description:192 pages ; 22 cm.
Awards:School Library Journal Best Adult Books for YA, 2004.
ISBN:0439368294 (alk. paper)