Shy took a job on a cruise ship to make a lot of money during the summer. He is expecting it to be a summer of fun and flirtation when an earthquake hits the Southern coast of California. When you are hit with a mile high wave, it doesn't matter if you have a life jacket, enough life boats, and have done the training. the cruel hands of fate are the only things that decide who lives and who dies. Shy ends up in a lifeboat with a dying man, a spoiled girl, and no food. Lost and adrift in the ocean, they will have to fight to stay a part of the living. If you love survival stories, this is a harrowing one. As huge waves pound the ship, you feel yourself struggling not to drown and fighting hysteria like the other characters in the book. The only thing I did not like about the book is that it had a cliffhanger ending with plans for a sequel. Grrrrrr!
The Living by Matt de la Pena
Shy took a job on a cruise ship to make a lot of money during the summer. He is expecting it to be a summer of fun and flirtation when an earthquake hits the Southern coast of California. When you are hit with a mile high wave, it doesn't matter if you have a life jacket, enough life boats, and have done the training. the cruel hands of fate are the only things that decide who lives and who dies. Shy ends up in a lifeboat with a dying man, a spoiled girl, and no food. Lost and adrift in the ocean, they will have to fight to stay a part of the living. If you love survival stories, this is a harrowing one. As huge waves pound the ship, you feel yourself struggling not to drown and fighting hysteria like the other characters in the book. The only thing I did not like about the book is that it had a cliffhanger ending with plans for a sequel. Grrrrrr!
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AuthorMs. Smith has been the librarian at Washington HS in Sioux Falls, SD, since 2005. She enjoys reading, watching K-Dramas, Harry Potter and hanging out with her family. Archives
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