Title: Overboard
Author: Elizabeth Fama
Date of Publication: June 9, 2015
Blurb:
She
swam up for what seemed like an eternity, with her chest so achingly
empty it felt as if it had collapsed, seeing only white bubbles in front
of her face until she broke the surface.
One
moment of rashness, and fourteen-year-old Emily Slake finds herself
amid hundreds of panicked and drowning people in the dark ocean waters
off Sumatra. Miles from shore without a life vest, she resolves to
survive. But in facing the dangers of the ocean, the desperation of her
fellow survivors, and her own growing exhaustion, Emily must summon wits
and endurance she's not sure she has.
Striking
out on her own, Emily encounters Isman, a frightened young Muslim boy,
floating in a life vest. Together they swim for their lives, relying on
Emily's physical strength and Isman's quiet faith.
Based
on a true story, Overboard is both a riveting tale of survival and a
sensitive portrayal of cross-cultural understanding in a time of crisis.
Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25691378-overboard
About Elizabeth Fama
Plus One was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in April, 2014. A 2015 RITA award finalist, Plus One
was also a highlighted book in VOYA magazine, and was listed among the
"Top 12 Young Adult Books of 2014" in the Huffington Post.
Monstrous Beauty,
was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in September, 2012. It won
won the 2013 Odyssey Honor Award, and was included on the 2013 YALSA
Best Fiction for Young Adults list and the 2013 YALSA Amazing Audiobooks
for Young Adults list.
My first novel, Overboard
(Cricket Books, 2002), was named a 2003 Best Book for Young Adults by
the American Library Association (one of only eleven books selected
unanimously by the committee that year). It received the 2002-2003 honor
award from the Society of Midland Authors, and it was nominated for
five state readers' choice awards (New Hampshire, Texas, Illinois, Utah,
and Florida).
Website: http://www.elizabethfama.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/elizabethfama
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