by Jim Lynch
bookshelves: adventure, fraudio, seven-seas, play-dramatisation, published-2006, young-adult Read in February, 2009 In Jim Lynch's coming-of-age adventure, 13-year-old Miles escapes the fallout of his parents' impending divorce by taking his kayak out on the nearby mudflats at night looking for r...
Really a very enjoyable YA novel. Thanks, Mom, for suggesting it! It started out a bit clunky, but once I got to the squid it was sort of a page turner.
A great coming-of-age story about a 13-year-old boy whose idol is Rachel Carson and who searches the tidal flats near his home for sea life. This is the story of his adventures one extraordinary summer. You will fall in love with Miles O'Malley. I think this is a terrific book for young adults as...
In Jim Lynch's coming-of-age adventure, 13-year-old Miles escapes the fallout of his parents' impending divorce by taking his kayak out on the nearby mudflats at night looking for rare sea creatures to sell to the local aquarium. One night, he comes across a startling and remarkable sight.Miles........
If I didn't live on the Puget Sound, I probably would have rated this at 2 stars. It had some added interest for me because I know the area, but it wasn't the greatest story. Rather odd.
2 stars. Needed more squid.
Finally getting around to one of Jim Lynch's earlier works--another great job at capturing a Pacific Northwest community with the requisite somewhat larger than life characters.
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