
To Die For
Mark Svendsen(Author)
Woolshed Press
Published on 1. March 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-86471-931-4 (ISBN)
Description
Set on the Great Barrier Reef, "The Old Man and the Sea "meets "Jaws" in this heart-pumping story when a boy's solo fishing trip goes suddenly and terrifyingly wrong For his birthday present, Christos is thrilled to be allowed to take his father's mackerel boat out to fish alone and then to camp overnight on a local island. However, the trip goes horribly wrong when he manages to run the fishing boat aground on the Great Barrier Reef--and attract a 12-foot tiger shark as company in the process. As the young boy sets in for the most harrowing night of his life, he must battle both nature and the elements in attempt to free himself from the reef--and to make sure he'll be alive to see the morning.
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Language
English
Place of publication
North Sydney
Australia
Publishing group
Random House Australia
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 9 to 12 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
136 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-86471-931-4 (9781864719314)
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Person
Mark Svendsen is a poet and the author of Captain Me, Circus Carnivore, Poison Under Their Lips, as well as many other books for children and young adults.