Philbrick, Rodman <br/><br/>
Young Man and the Sea. 

 - New York :  Scholastic,  2004. 
<br/><br/> 2007 Nominee for the Massachusetts Children's Book Award 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0-439-85630-2 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Grief--fiction<br/>Fishing--fiction