David thought he was alone, that the ocean around him was all there was of the world. The wind screamed, the waves towered and his boat, the twenty-two foot fibreglass Frog, skidded and bucked and, each moment, filled deeper and grew heavier with sea water. David thought surely he was dead at fourteen. His uncle Owen, who had taught him about sailing safely, would be so angry. Owen had died only days ago, his last wish for David to take the Frog out on his own, sail her beyond sight of the coast, and once there scatter Owen's ashes.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book features in the following series: Apple, Firefly Plus, Piper Series, Yearling Books .

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 10-13 years.

There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published in 2009 by Scholastic US .

Mr. Paulsen and his wife, Ruth Wright Paulsen, an artist who has illustrated several of his books, divide their time between their home in New Mexico, a boat in the Pacific, and adventures in the wilderness.