Swim That Rock

Swim That Rock

By John Rocco, Jay Primiano

7 ratings 16 reviews 19 followers
Interest LevelReading LevelReading A-ZATOSWord Count
Grades 4 - 8Grades 3 - 5n/a4.963203
A young working-class teen fights to save his family’s diner after his father is lost in a fishing-boat accident.

When his dad goes missing in a fishing-boat accident, fourteen-year-old Jake refuses to think he may have lost his father forever. But suddenly, nothing seems certain in Jake’s future, and now his family’s diner may be repossessed by loan sharks. In Narragansett Bay, scrabbling out a living as a quahogger isn’t easy, but with the help of some local clammers, Jake is determined to work hard and earn enough money to ensure his family’s security and save the diner in time. Told with cinematic suspense and a true compassion for the characters, Swim That Rock is a fast-paced coming-of-age story that beautifully and evocatively captures the essence of coastal Rhode Island life, the struggles of blue-collar family dynamics, and the dreams of one boy to come into his own.

 

Publisher: Candlewick
ISBN-13: 9780763694470
ISBN-10: 0763694479
Published on 4/11/2017
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 304

Book Reviews (14)

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It’s good I’m on like page 25

This looks fun.

That is cool because i love to swim and they are going to get in the water i love to swim allot

me too!

Very interesting...

cool cool

cool

this book looks like a fun and exciting book for most ages... i know i'd enjoy it

Im predicting this will be a really scary and maybe sad book

This book looks so good for kids like late elementary schoolers and middle schooners.

That's probably who it is for, because it is definitely not a baby book

I should read this

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