ShipBreaker



(Caldwell - I forgot to put my name in the title)


 * APA citation ** – Bacigalupi, P (2010)//The Ship Breaker//. Little, Brown and Company ISBN:9780316056212
 * Award ** – 2011 Printz Award
 * Summary ** – Set in a dystopian future, Nailer works as a scavenger stripping valuable metals from ancient shipwrecks. Along with his friend Pima, he discovers a luxury yacht that holds more than just the standard salvage: Nita, a young girl and the niece of the boss of a major trading clan. In their effort to turn what they find on the yacht into a better future – and to return Nita to her home – Nailer and crew find themselves facing off against Richard Lopez, Nailer’s father, who wants to sell Nita to a rival of her uncle’s. Their battles ensue and, in the end, Nita and Nailer emerge victorious.
 * What I liked/disliked ** – This book was awesome. I like that Nailer made his keep by scavenging from ancient oil tankers and then finds a girl in the most unlikely of places. The battle between Nailer and Lopez is intense, I wondered as to how the book would close the story all the way until the end.
 * Genre ** – Time Shift Fantasy