Wow! What an adventure! This book has it all...luxury ocean cruises, suicide leap, earthquake, tsunami, pandemic, shipwreck, evil scientists, young love, Hispanic hero, spoiler/snarky/wealthy white girl, rejected lover with seven carat diamond, sharks... Young Shy takes a summer job with a cruise line to earn some money to help his mom pay the bills. His grandmother, who used to pay half, just died of the dreaded Romero disease. When he witnesses a suicide leap and is the last person to talk to the victim, Shy becomes the center of unwanted attention. When tragedy strikes - repeatedly, Shy proves to be a resourceful hero. The ending is somewhat open-ended. Is a sequel in the works?
Gateway Award Preliminary Nominee 2015-16
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