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The Young Man And The Sea | 
 enlarge | Author: Rodman Philbrick
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 159622
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
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Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 0439368308
EAN: 9780439368308
ASIN: 0439368308
Publication Date: May 1, 2005
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Product Description
Twelve-year-old Skiff Beaman's mom just died, and his fisherman dad is too depressed to drag himself off the couch and go to work. So these days Skiff has to take care of everything himself. But when his dad's boat sinks, Skiff discovers it will cost thousands to buy a new engine. Skiff's lobster traps won't earn him enough, but there are bigger fish in the sea -- bluefin tuna. If he can catch one of those monster fish, Skiff just might save the boat -- and his family.
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 The fishing story November 9, 2007
The Young Man and the Sea is about a small boy and a boat. He tries to save the boat and repair it with some crazy schemes but a hated enemy keeps getting in his way.
Little Skiff is trying to fix his family's boat. He's tied another technique already but a hated enemy ruined it. If this scheme works he'll be rich. He'll have enough money to save the boat and more.
I've read many books and this is the best. It's an experience that will keep you on your toes. You never know what he'll do. He's coming up with schemes to save the boat and get his beer-addicted dad off the couch and back to normal. You'll never know what he'll do next. Will his ext plan work or will it fail like all the rest? You'll have to read the book to find out the answer.
A teachers aid May 25, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I read this book to my students at school during free reading time. There were many days that we read over our time lot because the kids would not let me put the book down. The story is very good for kids because it gets points accross to them about how this boy deals with several issues that life has heaped on him. It also shows how much a retired person is able to help children as they struggle through issues. I ordered the book myself to have at home because the story was so good! Jean Schweer
The Young Man And The Sea December 21, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Skiff Beaman is in a boatload of problems. First, his mom dies, His dad is as lazy as a sack of potatoes, and to top it all of his boat sinks, so little Skiff goes on a mission to turn his whole life around.
All is well, until he runs into a problem with money. The Young Man and the Sea is by Rodman Philbrick. Never did he give away the amazing ending.
Little Skiff has to find a way to get the money he needs for the engine of his boat. One day while Skiff is at the dock, he finds a man that just caught a giant tuna for millions of dollars. All he has to do is catch a giant tuna, bring back to town, and sell it. The only thing stopping him is Tyler Croft.
The next night, Skiff sets out in his 10-foot boat to catch the biggest fish in the world. While On his way he runs into many problems, in fact he comes close to death. All Skiff is doing, is praying he doesn't become the fish food.
Will Skiff be the richest kid in town? Will he even make it back home with a giant tuna at 30 miles out to sea with a bucket of bait, a harpoon, and three PB&J sandwiches?
This book is mostly for boys, and tells you; never let anyone put you down. It is a very adventures book, and I highly recommend it to readers everywhere.
Young Man and the Sea November 2, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Young Man and the Sea is a book about Samuel "Skiff" Beaman a boy who spends his whole summer trying saving his dad and his boat. Throughout the book Skiff keeps running into a problem, that problems name is Tyler Croft. Tyler makes it hard for Skiff to raise the money for the boat. Tyler makes it so hard for Skiff that he needs to go 30 miles of coast to catch a giant Bluefin Tuna.
Skiff catches Tyler cutting his lobster traps that gets skiff mad. Tyler gets skiff so mad that Skiff rams his boat. Ramming Tyler's boat with his just makes him more frustrated. When skiff gets back he tells Mr. Woodwell. Mr. Woodwell tells skiff to tell his dad. Skiff knows he wont get his dads attention because his dads to depressed about his moms death so it leads Skiff to go catch a giant Tuna.
Out of the books I've read this has been one of my favorites. Next time someone asks me what book they should read I would probably recommend this one. One reason I would recommend this book is because all the genres, like action, drama, and adventure. Another reason I recommend this book is because it helps you learn if you set your mind to something and never give up you can do anything. Overall I truly recommend the book the Young Man and the sea because in many ways it helped me.
The Young Man and The Sea November 1, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is about a young boy named Skiffy and he loves boats. One day his boat sinks and he has to get it fixed. There is only one problem he doesn't have any money to fix the motor. He starts to lobster fish but Tyler Croft cuts his traps. He decides to try to catch a 500 pound tuna.
My favorite part of the book is when Skiff finds out someone is cutting his traps. He suspects it is Tyler Croft because Skiff and Tyler are enemies. Skiff catches Tyler and Tyler tries to hit him with his anchor. Skiff rams Tyler with his boat.
I would reccomend this book to people that like the sea and boats. I never wanted to put the book down so this made me finish it. The book was exciting and you always want to know what is going to happen. This would mostly be a guy book because it is coming from a guys point of vew.
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