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Seventeen‑year‑old Chance Taylor struggles to survive on a dilapidated sailboat with his alcoholic father along Puget Sound. When his talent for running earns him a well‑paid job, he finds that the opportunity comes with imperiled safety and moral dilemmas that threaten the fragile stability he has built.
The story captures the harsh realities of poverty, single‑parent family life, and the perils of an unsanctioned livelihood in a coastal environment.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Carl Deuker
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