Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers is $2.99 (
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Product Description
In America's Gulf Coast region, where grounded oil tankers are being broken down for parts, 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 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, award-winning author Paolo Bacigalupi delivers a thrilling, fast-paced adventure set in a vivid and raw, uncertain future.
About the Author
Paolo Bacigalupi is a Hugo and Nebula Award Winner, and a National Book Award Finalist. He is also a Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award Winner, a John W. Campbell Award Winner, and a three-time winner of the Locus Award.
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