This is a very interesting story set in the future. Catastrophe has, of course, struck the world. After Hurricane Katrina destroyed New Orleans, several successive massive storms and floods have occurred and the ruins of New Orleans are visible at low tide. Crews of scavengers, usually small people who can fit through various small spaces, are hired to scavenge shipwrecks off the coast. To find oil among the wreck is considered to be a very lucky. Naylor does just this. His mother is dead and his father is a drunken abuser. Naylor is entranced by the clipper ships owned by the wealthy - their sleekness and their freedom. He and a friend discover a wrecked clipper one day and rescue its sole survivor - Needa (sp?) Patel. Rivals in her father's company & family were pursuing her when the ship ran aground. Naylor and Tool, a half man, help Needa return to her father and safety.
Gateway Award Preliminary Nominee 2012-13
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