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Young Man and the Sea.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Scholastic, 2004.ISBN:
  • 0-439-85630-2
Subject(s): Summary: Trying to overcome the sadness of his mother's death and his father's melancholy and inattention, Skiff Beaman sets out to sea in a small wooden boat to catch a giant fish with a harpoon made by his Dad, hoping to earn enough money to repair the family boat. Landing a giant tuna in open water, Skiff, like Hemingway's Old Man, fights the forces of nature and must find the strength to catch the record-breaking fish.
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2007 Nominee for the Massachusetts Children's Book Award

Trying to overcome the sadness of his mother's death and his father's melancholy and inattention, Skiff Beaman sets out to sea in a small wooden boat to catch a giant fish with a harpoon made by his Dad, hoping to earn enough money to repair the family boat. Landing a giant tuna in open water, Skiff, like Hemingway's Old Man, fights the forces of nature and must find the strength to catch the record-breaking fish.