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Can I read The Young Man And The Sea on EtoBox?
The Young Man And The Sea by Philbrick, Rodman is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Young Man And The Sea about?
After his mother's death, twelve-year-old Skiff Beaman decides that it is up to him to earn money to take care of himself and his father, so he undertakes a dangerous trip alone out on the ocean off the coast of Maine to try to catch a hugh bluefin tuna. 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?
Who reads The Young Man And The Sea?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Philbrick, Rodman
- Publisher
- Random House, Inc. : Listening Library
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780439368292
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Children'S, Fiction, Young Adult
- Rating
- 3.71 / 5 (12 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14