The Young Man and the Sea
by Rodman Philbrick
Skiff Beamann has a boatload of problems. Ever since his mother died, his father doesn't want to get up off the TV couch—even when the Mary Rose, his fishing boat, sinks at the dock. Twelve-year-old Skiff's been bailing out Rose by himself for month, getting up before dawn to pump out the bilge and keep her floating—just in case his dad decides to put his beer aside and get up and go fishing. But once a boat has gone under you can't bail it out.

Excerpt:
As I row I'm looking over my shoulder. Wishing I could see in the dark like a cat or something, I see something out there, but what is it? Could be just a boat anchored on its mooring, farther away than I think. Distance is hard to judge at night, on the water, with only the light of the stars to guide you. But then something moves on the boat and I know.



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