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false <![CDATA[Lord of the Deep]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176442058m/626705.jpg 626705 7 Thirteen-year-old Mikey Donovan has nothing but admiration for his stepfather, Bill. An accomplished charter fisherman who works in and around the Hawaiian islands, Bill is teaching Mikey the ins and outs of his boat, the Crystal-C, and Mikey is soaking up Bill's nautical know-how faster than a sea sponge. "Lord of the deep. It was kind of a joke, but that's what Mikey called him, because as far as he was concerned, Bill was the best deep-sea charter-fishing skipper there was." But what Mikey painfully discovers is that someone put on such a high pedestal has a long way to fall. When two boorish game fisherman charter the Crystal-C, their surliness and dishonesty force Bill to make some uncomfortable decisions that shake Mikey's faith in him. Over the course of two days, Mikey is taught the meaning of character and conscience by his very human stepfather, a ferocious 90-pound mahi-mahi, and an insightful drawing by a wise-beyond-her-years artist. And lest you think this fish tale sounds too weighted down in morality and matters of the heart, just try not to gasp aloud at the splendidly written struggles between man and marlin. Like the fish themselves, they jump right off the page. Lord of the Deep isn't just about deep-sea fishing, it's about deep thinking and even deeper feelings. Veteran young adult author Graham Salisbury has written a masterful tale that astutely illustrates that almost indecipherable point in adolescence when a boy becomes a man. Heartily recommended. (Ages 10 and older) --Jennifer Hubert 2786711 2001 Lord of the Deep total:35|5:5|4:6|3:22|2:2|1:0| 35 119 47 5 3 0 false false Thu Sep 03 13:21:05 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 13:21:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 16:53:21 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 16:55:22 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Nov 14 15:24:41 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 12 08:40:49 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 12 08:46:09 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 14 05:48:31 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 14 05:50:10 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Mon Oct 27 09:14:07 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 27 09:18:45 -0700 2008 read aloud, guided reading, literature circles
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