Chapter 15

15. Grand Manan. Sophie writes a journal entry about arriving at Gran Manan, an Island in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia. Dock’s friend Frank meets them when they dock, and they all go to his house to meet his family. Later, Frank and the crew of The Wanderer go lobster fishing, and Sophie is fascinated by imagining what it would be like to live the life of a fisherman, while Cody thinks she’s bizarre for being excited about something so seemingly boring and laborious.

The extent of Sophie’s imagination perplexes Cody, who doesn’t understand how such seemingly ordinary, uneventful things and people around her can be the source of such fascination. This daydream-like way in which Sophie lives her life certainly sets her apart from others: she observes the world around her with a curiosity that makes it always fresh and exciting.