Bibliograph

The young man and the sea, Rodman Philbrick

Type

Label

The young man and the sea, Rodman Philbrick

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The young man and the sea

Oclc number

52386319

Responsibility statement

Rodman Philbrick

Summary

After his mother's death, twelve-year-old Skiff Beaman decides that it is up to him to earn money to take care of himself and his father, so he undertakes a dangerous trip alone out on the ocean off the coast of Maine to try to catch a huge bluefin tuna

Table Of Contents

Lobster boy -- Swampers -- By the barrel raised -- Rotten to the keel -- Attack of the vampire mud worms -- Finest kind -- Ringing of the hammer -- What the grease monkey said -- Money by the pound -- Lobster in the parlor -- Trap wars -- Rich boy in the dark of night -- When you wake up -- By hook and by crook -- Where the big fish live -- Blushing bandit -- Three rules for Skiff Beaman -- What happened to the stars -- If mist made the world -- Take my breath away -- When the whoosh comes by -- Keg rider -- Nantucket sleigh ride -- Angel in the mist -- Tail on the door

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification