OLDER FICTION
Bacigalupi, Paolo

Ship Breaker

(1) YA In a dystopian future America, “ship breaker” Nailer discovers a wrecked clipper ship and its sole survivor, Nita. Nailer chooses to protect Nita and help find her family. Bacigalupi's novel vividly depicts a bleak vision: a "whole waterlogged world...torn down by the patient work of changing nature." This thriller will grab readers' attention as Nailer and Nita "crew up" to survive.

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