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Sophomore Summer Reading List

Ship Breaker

By Paolo Bacigalupi

Genre: Science Fiction

God, luck, the Fates. In this fast-paced adventure, Nailer, Pima, and Nita will need help from all three to make it in the end. In the future, the world is adrift and the line between the “haves” and the “have nots” is crystal clear. To survive, the poor must scavenge for copper and metal in old tanker ships. They scrimp for every morsel of food and clothing. The rich jet set around the globe in high-tech hover boats and have all the wealth they could ever want. The two worlds collide in this tale of pirates, honor, family, friendship, and love. This National Book Award finalist will have you turning pages until its thrilling conclusion.

© 2014 by James Dombro, David Laczak, Jack Timperley, Matthew Weiss, and Alec Wojda

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