This is a great adventure and also one of the most original novels I've read all year. Nailer is a 15-year-old boy who lives along the gulf of Mexico about a hundred years in the future. It's so interesting the things that are the same and different in this future world, but lots of things are under water. Nailer helps scavenge materials from old oiler shipwrecks and is the child of an abusive, drug-addicted father. When the ship of a wealthy young girl crashes during a storm, it sets off a chain of events that leaves both of them fighting for their lives. This is written with such vivid detail, you feel like you are there. It's gritty and a little gruesome, but so well-plotted that I had a hard time putting it down. Great book and also nominated for a National Book award.