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The Arm of the Starfish - Madeleine L'Engle
The Arm of the Starfish
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When Adam Eddington, a gifted marine biology  student, makes the acquaintance of blond and beautiful  Kali Cutter at Kennedy International Airport on  his way to Portugal to spend the summer working for  the renowned scientist Dr. O'Keefe, he has no idea  that this seemingly chance meeting will... show more
When Adam Eddington, a gifted marine biology  student, makes the acquaintance of blond and beautiful  Kali Cutter at Kennedy International Airport on  his way to Portugal to spend the summer working for  the renowned scientist Dr. O'Keefe, he has no idea  that this seemingly chance meeting will set into  motion a chain of events he will be unable to  stop.Caught between Kali's seductive  wiles and the trusting adoration of Dr. O'Keefe's  daughter, Poly, Adam finds himself enmeshed in a  deadly power struggle between two groups of people,  only one of which can have right on its side. As the  ddanger escalates, Adam must make a decision that  could affect the entire world--which side is he  on?
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN: 9780440901839 (0440901839)
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
Series: O'Keefe Family (#1)
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Kythe42's Astral Library
Kythe42's Astral Library rated it
3.0 Review of The Arm of the Starfish by Madeleine L'Engle
The Arm of the Starfish by Madeleine L'Engle is the story of a young man named Adam Eddington who has landed a summer job abroad with a renowned marine biologist, Dr. Calvin O'Keefe. Due to unforeseen circumstances he winds up caught in the middle of an international conspiracy between Dr. O'Keefe a...
The Symmetrical Bookworm
The Symmetrical Bookworm rated it
3.0 The Arm of the Starfish
Edit on 5/16/14- The more I think about this book, the less I liked it. So I am re-writing my review and detracting a star from my rating. Summary; Adam Eddington is a marine biologist. He is going to spend the summer working for the famous Dr. O'Keefe. Then he meets Kali Cutter and is sucked into a...
Melody Murray's Books
Melody Murray's Books rated it
4.0 Arm of the Starfish (Laurel-Leaf Suspense Fiction)
Hokey? Yes. Stiffly unrealistic dialogue? Yes. Unbelievable characters? Yes. Credulity-straining plot? Yes. Annoying spelling of Poly? Yes.Is it a wonderful book that transcends all the limitations? Yes, yes, a thousand times yes. Again, it's the joy L'Engle evokes that hooks me. Her world, at base,...
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