The Boy, the Boat, and the Beast

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A poignant story. School Library Journal
An unforgettable, life-affirming tale. Booklist

The Graveyard Book meets Hatchet in this eerie novel about a boy who is stranded on a mysterious beach, from debut author Samantha M. Clark.

A boy washes up on a mysterious, seemingly uninhabited beach. Who is he How did he get there The boy cant remember. When he sees a light shining over the foreboding wall of trees that surrounds the shore, he decides to follow it, in the hopes that it will lead him to answers. The boys journey is a struggle for survival and a search for the trutha terrifying truth that once uncovered, will force him to face his greatest fear of all if he is to go home.

This gripping adventure will have readers hooked until its jaw-dropping and moving conclusion. Samantha M. Clarks first novel heralds the arrival of an exciting new voice.

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Samantha M. Clark loves stories about ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances because if four ordinary brothers and sisters can find a magical world at the back of a wardrobe, why cant she Until she finds her own real-life Narnia, she writes about other ordinary children and teens whove stumbled into a wardrobe of their own. She grew up in different countries around the world and now lives with her husband and two funny dogs in Austin, Texas. Samantha is the regional advisor for the Austin chapter of the Society of Childrens Book Writers & Illustrators and she explores wardrobes every chance she gets. Her debut novel,The Boy, the Boat, and the Beast, was lauded as an unforgettable, life-affirming tale byBooklist. She is also the author ofArrow. Visit her online at SamanthaMClark.com.