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101 pp.
| Houghton |
April, 2002 |
TradeISBN 0-618-13920-6$$15.00
(4)
YA
Orrie and her brother Jack are traveling across the Atlantic on a yacht owned by their mother's boyfriend, Skip. When Skip is swept overboard and their "clinically depressed" mother retreats into silence, the siblings must sail the ship on their own. Orrie and Jack make some baffling choices, but the brief novel contains a lot of action and will appeal to reluctant readers.