The Highest Tide Lynch, Jim Summary A stunning coming-of-age novel about one boy's mystical bond to the sea. A stunning coming-of-age novel about one boy's mystical bond to the sea. "[A] graceful and inventive first novel." -The New York Times Book Review "The fertile strangeness of marine tidal life becomes a subtly executed metaphor for the bewilderments of adolescence in this tender and authentic coming-of-age novel." -Publishers Weekly "As crisp and clean as a cool dip into the water, and just about as refreshing." -Entertainment Weekly "Move over, Holden Caulfield; here's Miles. . . . An uncommon and uncommonly good coming-of-age novel." -Chicago Tribune One moonlit night, thirteen-year-old Miles O'Malley sneaks out of his house and goes exploring on the tidal flats of Puget Sound. When he discovers a rare giant squid, he instantly becomes a local phenomenon. But Miles is really just a kid on the verge of growing up, infatuated with the girl next door, worried that his parents will divorce and fearful that everything, even the bay he loves, is shifting away from him. Perfect for fans of Arborist Merchandising Root, Self Service, Custom Stores, Contemporary Fiction Books, Literary Fiction Books. Highlights Easy to enjoy: 256 pages · Paperback By Lynch, Jim Details ISBN: 9780747579380 Author: Lynch, Jim Format: Paperback Pages: 256 Language: English Publication date: 1 May 2006 Condition: Used – Very Good About the authors Lynch, Jim and Jim Lynch · Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing More about this book Reviews Instantly he becomes a local celebrity and is pursued by TV crews urging him to explain the phenomenon. His psychic friend Florence predicts that even more astonishing discoveries are to come, indications of the highest tide infifty years.
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