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    The Young Man and the Sea

    Written by Rodman Philbrick

    Narrated by Kirby Heyborne

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    About this audiobook

    Skiff Beaman has a boatload of problems. Ever since his mother died, his father doesn't want to get up off the TV couch-even when the Mary Rose, his fishing boat, sinks at the dock. Twelve-year-old Skiff's been bailing out Rose by himself for months, getting up before dawn to pump out the bilge and keep her floating-just in case his dad decides to put his beer aside and get up and go fishing. But once a boat has gone under you can't bail it out.

    With a nod to Hemingway, award-winning novelist Rodman Philbrick presents a starkly dramatic yet poignant story about a determined boy who refuses to give up, despite overwhelming odds. Skiff Beaman makes a choice to take on the world-but can he possibly beat the odds and win?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateNov 9, 2004
    ISBN9781400094615
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    The Young Man and the Sea
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    Rodman Philbrick

    Rodman Philbrick grew up on the coast of New Hampshire and has been writing since the age of sixteen. For a number of years he published mystery and suspense fiction for adults. Brothers & Sinners won the Shamus Award in 1994, and two of his other detective novels were nominees. In 1993 his debut young adult novel, Freak the Mighty, won numerous honors, and in 1998 was made into the feature film The Mighty, starring Sharon Stone and James Gandolfini. Freak the Mighty has become a standard reading selection in thousands of classrooms worldwide, and there are more than three million copies in print. In 2010 Philbrick won a Newbery Honor for The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg.

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    • 5/5
      An excellent story of a twelve-year-old boy, Skiff, whose mom recently died. His dad has lost all interest in life. It tells of his struggles with bullying, fishing, earning money to survive. and dealing with a depressed dad. A good book to teach building suspense in a story.
    • 4/5
      With homage to Hemingway, Philbrick took classic literature and modified it to a young adult coming-of-age tale.Instead of an older man who struggles to accomplish the dream of catching the biggest fish, Philbrick pits boy against nature as young Skiff Beaman is water and food deprived, alone in a tiny, fuel-less boat, surrounded by dark, deep sea and an aggressive, harpooned, behemouth 900 pound bluefin tuna.Skiff's life is not easy. His mother recently died. His father transferred his love of Skiff's mother to the seduction of booze. While Skiff's family was always poor, it really didn't matter as long as his mother's love sustained him. Now, there is nothing but torment from the richer kids and the neglect of an alcoholic father.Symbolically when his father's fishing boat The Mary Rose sinks while his father is drunk on the couch and will not assist, Skiff knows that alone he must raise up the ruin and sail on to a better life.Packed with pearls of wisdom, this is a poignant tale written by a superb author.Recommended!
    • 4/5
      As 12- year old Skiff Beaman tries to do what's needed to keep things going as his father drowns his sorrows over his deceased wife with beer, he finds himself facing his dream come true and the greatest challenge of his life. After seeing the money the big fish bring in, Skiff decides this is the way to make enough money to fix their boat. Skiff takeshis little skiff off into the fog off of the coast of Maine, 30 miles out into the ocean where the blue fin tuna swim. With nothing more than enough gas for a one-way trip, a few peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, a "borrowed" harpoon, and a lot of heart, Skiff attemps the impossible. Following the idea line of The Old Man and the Sea, but with a younger protagonist, this tale of success against overwhelming odds will keep readers on the edge of their seats and encourage them to never give up.
    • 3/5
      Moving, and exciting, and humorous, and enriching. Very good book. However, in all honesty, to me, it managed to be both facile and awkward.

      I mean, Everything Just Fit - of course there's a bully, of course there's a mentor, of course the father isn't in the way of the adventures, of course the child is both impulsive but also wise enough to be patient with his father and to hang on to his mother's advice and to remember to use it when convenient. And Yet - several 'lessons' were presented several times, but also, even though the boy wonders about them, we never learn the motivations of the bully.

      Enjoyable, worth recommending, but I don't see it as something that will stick in kids' hearts. Much of Philbrick's work is better than this, imo.

      And now, since it's been, erm, probably three decades since I read the Hemingway story, I'd better go do that.
    • 4/5
      Skiff Beaman’s life sucks. His mom is dead and his dad hasn’t left the couch since. On the last day of school, his dad’s boat has finally sunk. His dad doesn’t even budge from the sofa. Rather than becoming a problem himself, young Skiff Beaman decides to take on the daunting task of raising the Mary Rose from the bottom of the sea and bringing her back to life. Not only does he manage to do this, he manages to bring his father back to life as well.The title of this book pays homage to Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea, and there are parallels, but to focus on them would diminish the impact of this book in its on right. The Young Man and the Sea is a fantastic adventure and deserves to stand on its own. With just the right amount of technical detail, I was able to understand the ins and outs of the boats without becoming bored or wanting to skip over it. This book is a fabulous find and something I will encourage my eleven year old nephew to read over the winter break.That being said, my only complaint: All the talk about tuna, I am desperate for some sashimi!