Neale, Jonathan. Lost at sea, a novel.NEALE, Jonathan. Lost at sea, a novel. Houghton Mifflin Houghton Mifflin Company is a leading educational publisher in the United States. The company's headquarters is located in Boston's Back Bay. It publishes textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, reference works, and fiction and non-fiction for both young readers . 101p. c2002. 0-618-43236-1. $5.95. J When Jack and Orrie board the sailboat owned by their mother's boyfriend, life looks quite promising. Skip seems to be a great guy, and their mentally ill mother has not had any breakdowns lately. This all changes when Skip (who proves not quite stable when he pours a can of Spaghetti-Os into the boat's engine) falls overboard. Their mother descends into a nearly catatonic (jargon) catatonic - A description of a system that gives no indication that it is still working. This might be because it has crashed without being able to give any error message or because it is busy but not designed to give any feedback. Compare buzz. state, and the children must assume responsibility for sailing the boat and keeping their mother, their little brother, and themselves alive. They are afraid that if they ask anyone for help, their mother's illness will be discovered, and she will be sent to a mental institution. Jack and Orrie are successful in controlling the boat until a storm arises, and then they must sail their way through it without an engine. This is a great book to recommend to those readers who have enjoyed the survival stories of Will Hobbs and Gary Paulsen and are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. more stories of young people who triumph against the odds. The children are resourceful re·source·ful adj. Able to act effectively or imaginatively, especially in difficult situations. re·source  ful·ly adv. and brave, and the description of the peril that they face will draw in reluctant readers. The way that the mother just snaps out of her depressive de·pres·siveadj. 1. Tending to depress or lower. 2. Depressing; gloomy. 3. Of or relating to psychological depression. n. A person suffering from psychological depression. state in order to save her children is a trifle tri·fle n. 1. Something of little importance or value. 2. A small amount; a jot. 3. A dessert typically consisting of plain or sponge cake soaked in sherry, rum, or brandy and topped with layers of jam or jelly, convenient after the detailed descriptions of the nature of her illness. However, this is an entertaining and quick read, and it is recommended. J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. Heather Lisowski, YA Libn., Castle Rock, CO |
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