Ship Breaker
National Book Award Finalist
Paolo Bacigalupi
ISBN: | 9780316056199 |
Publisher: | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
Published: | 3 October, 2011 |
Format: | Paperback |
Language: | English |
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Ship Breaker
National Book Award Finalist
Paolo Bacigalupi
A gritty, high-stakes adventure set in a futuristic world where oil is scarce, but loyalty is scarcer. In America's Gulf Coast region, grounded oil tankers are being broken down for parts by crews of young people. Nailer, a teenage boy, works the light crew, scavenging for copper wiring just to make quota-and hopefully live to see another day. But when, by luck or by chance, he discovers an exquisite clipper ship beached during a recent hurricane, Nailer faces the most important decision of his life: Strip the ship for all it's worth or rescue its lone survivor, a beautiful and wealthy girl who could lead him to a better life.... In this powerful novel, Paolo Bacigalupi delivers a thrilling, fast-paced adventure set in a vivid and raw, uncertain future.
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