Shark Beneath the Reef
Jean Craighead George$7.64
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Like his father and grandfather before him, 14-year-old Tom s Torres dreams of catching a great shark in the Sea of Cortez -- and he will catch it, although there are other things he should be thinking about. With an education, her could someday become a marine biologist. Tom s's family want him to stay in school. But Tom s knows he will be more help to them if he leaves school now to become a fisherman. Should he drop out?
The choice is Tom s alone -- a difficult one for a boy just becoming a man. It is only underwater, in a confrontation with the fisherman's greatest prize and worst enemy, that Tom s finds the strength to make his decision.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 04/15/1991
ISBN: 9780064403085
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.63h x 5.17w x 0.46d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/26/1991
Publishers Weekly 05/03/1991
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 5294 / Shark Beneath the Reef
Reading Level: 5.3 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 7