The Tournament

by Kenneth Kirkeby, Chris Clarke (Illustrator), Cole Johnson (Illustrator)

Five years back from Vietnam, Jim Nielson travels to The Bahamas with two companions to renew his forgotten passion for fishing. But the passion Jim has not forgotten, a wealthy girl he once had an affair with, arrives on the island shortly after. Sill in love with the now married Inez, Jim realizes that the marlin tournament could be his only chance to win her back

192 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1997

Reviews

[mitchell Belacone · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm writing this review at 4:30 A.M. because that's when I finished it! At first I found the book interesting, then 15% of the way through, the fish hook was set deep in my mouth. I felt as if was along for the fishing tournament with no choice but to race to the conclusion. Pure unadulterated adventure. Street fight, lost love, and an all out gang war against a monster fish! This brutally honest and heartfelt book gets five stars only because there is no option for ten.

[Eva Phelps]

I don’t know how many stars to give it— but I really did enjoy the story. I had to look up a lot of the fish and the fishing terminology, which was interesting for me. Fishing trip to the Bahamas with love, heart, and some action. I felt like I was right there with them at the fishing tournament and they got the big one! #proud