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100 1 0 _aPhilbrick, Rodman
245 1 0 _aYoung Man and the Sea.
260 _aNew York :
_bScholastic,
_c2004.
500 _a2007 Nominee for the Massachusetts Children's Book Award
520 8 _aTrying 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.
650 4 _aGrief
_xfiction
650 4 _aFishing
_xfiction
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