12-year-old Samuel 'Skiff' Beaman is a boy with incredible determination in the face of adversity. Since the death of his mother, his father has sunk into an alcoholic depression, and now Skiff's pride and joy, their boat the Mary Rose has sunk too. If only he can raise and fix Rose, Skiff is sure he'll be able to get the family business, and his dad, back on track. But to fix the boat he needs $5000. With his father penniless and hopeless, Skiff is determined to raise the money himself-by going out on the open ocean all alone, on a dangerous mission to harpoon a prize giant tuna.
- ISBN10 0746065094
- ISBN13 9780746065099
- Publish Date 27 May 2005
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 23 February 2008
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 176
- Language English