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Ship Breaker (Ship Breaker #1)
by Paolo Bacigalupi
(BAH-cha-ga-loo-py)
Country of origin: USA
Set initially in a future shanty town in America's Gulf Coast region, where grounded oil tankers are being dissembled for parts by a rag tag group of workers, we meet Nailer, a teenage boy working the light crew, searching for copper wiring to make quota and live another day. The harsh realities of this life, from his abusive father, to his hand to mouth existence, echo the worst poverty in the present day third world. When an accident leads Nailer to discover an exquisite clipper ship beached during a recent hurricane, and the lone survivor, a beautiful and wealthy girl, Nailer finds himself at a crossroads. Should he strip the ship and live a life of relative wealth, or rescue the girl, Nita, at great risk to himself and hope she'll lead him to a better life. This is a novel that illuminates a world where oil has been replaced by necessity, and where the gap between the haves and have-nots is now an abyss. Yet amidst the shadows of degradation, hope lies ahead.
Read his acceptance speech on receiving the Printz Award [PDF]
Book #2 -- The Drowned Cities -- is due to be published in May 2012
Winner 2011 of
the Michael L. Printz Award, an award by the American Library Association for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.
Paolo Bacigalupi introduces his latest book Ship Breaker
Paolo Bacigalupi introduces his latest book Ship Breaker
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