Shark Beneath the Reef Contributor(s): George, Jean Craighead (Author) |
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ISBN: 0064403084 ISBN-13: 9780064403085 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $8.54 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1991 Annotation: The author of the Newbery Medal-winning Julie of the Wolves, now offers the exciting story of 14-year-old Tomas Torres. Torn between staying in schol to achieve his dream of someday becoming a marine biologist, and dropping out to help save his family's business, Tomas's confrontation with a vicious hammerhead shark helps him to make his decision. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Adolescence & Coming Of Age - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Marine Life |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 88025194 |
Lexile Measure: 800 |
Physical Information: 0.46" H x 5.17" W x 7.63" (0.30 lbs) 192 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 5294 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Like his father and grandfather before him, 14-year-old Tom s Torres dreams of catching a great shark in the Sea of Cortez -- and he will catch it, although there are other things he should be thinking about. With an education, her could someday become a marine biologist. Tom s's family want him to stay in school. But Tom s knows he will be more help to them if he leaves school now to become a fisherman. Should he drop out? The choice is Tom s alone -- a difficult one for a boy just becoming a man. It is only underwater, in a confrontation with the fisherman's greatest prize and worst enemy, that Tom s finds the strength to make his decision. |
Contributor Bio(s): George, Jean Craighead: - Jean Craighead George wrote over one hundred books for children and young adults. Her novel Julie of the Wolves won the Newbery Medal in 1973, and she received a 1960 Newbery Honor for My Side of the Mountain. She continued to write acclaimed picture books that celebrate the natural world. Her other books with Wendell Minor include The Wolves Are Back; Luck; Everglades; Arctic Son; Morning, Noon, and Night; and Galapagos George. |