The Great Wide Sea
By (Author) M.H. Herlong
Penguin Putnam Inc
Penguin USA
13th May 2010
United States
Young Adult
Fiction
FIC
Paperback
304
Width 127mm, Height 197mm, Spine 21mm
232g
Ben, Dylan, and Gerry are still mourning their mother's death when their dad decides to buy a boat and take them on a year-long sailing trip. Tensions flare between Ben and his father, but they gradually learn to live together in close quarters. Then one morning the boys wake up to discover their father has disappeared-and they are lost. What happened to him Where are they And what will they do when a terrible storm looms on the horizon
"This page-turner of an adventure story is also a convincing, compelling, and ultimately moving novel." - "Booklist", starred review
M. H. Herlong lives in New Orleans, Louisiana. The author's four sons inspired this debut novel.