| Swim That Rock Contributor(s): Rocco, John (Author), Primiano, Jay (Author), Rocco, John (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0763669059 ISBN-13: 9780763669058 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure - Survival Stories - Young Adult Fiction | Boys & Men - Young Adult Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2013952797 |
| Lexile Measure: 750 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.8" W x 8.3" (1.00 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Rhode Island - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 165798 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A young working-class teen fights to save his family's diner after his father is lost in a fishing-boat accident. When his dad goes missing in a fishing-boat accident, fourteen-year-old Jake refuses to think he may have lost his father forever. But suddenly, nothing seems certain in Jake's future, and now his family's diner may be repossessed by loan sharks. In Narragansett Bay, scrabbling out a living as a quahogger isn't easy, but with the help of some local clammers, Jake is determined to work hard and earn enough money to ensure his family's security and save the diner in time. Told with cinematic suspense and a true compassion for the characters, Swim That Rock is a fast-paced coming-of-age story that beautifully and evocatively captures the essence of coastal Rhode Island life, the struggles of blue-collar family dynamics, and the dreams of one boy to come into his own. |