num_pages: 192
description: Award winner Rodman Philbrick's powerful middle-grade novel is a story of determination and survival--of a boy's exhilirating encounter with a fish that first nearly kills him but then saves his life.This starkly dramatic yet poignant novel takes readers on an exciting journey with 12-year-old Skiff Beaman, a determined boy from a small Maine town. Skiff's mom died recently, and his fisherman dad won't get off the TV couch to do anything but get another beer, so these days Skiff has to take care of everything himself. When their boat sinks, Skiff discovers it will cost thousands to buy her a new engine. Skiff's lobster traps won't earn him enough, but there are bigger fish in the sea--bluefin tuna. If he can catch one, he just might save the boat--and get his family back on its feet again.
language: English
title: The Young Man And The Sea
titlecomplete: The Young Man And The Sea
genres: Survival, Childrens, Action, Young Adult, School, Realistic Fiction, Adventure, Juvenile, Fiction, Middle Grade
ratings_count: 1244
places: Maine
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
publisher: Blue Sky Press