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Ship breaker / by Paolo Bacigalupi.
In a futuristic world, teenaged Nailer scavenges copper wiring from grounded oil tankers for a living, but when he finds a beached clipper ship with a girl in the wreckage, he has to decide if he should strip the ship for its wealth or rescue the girl.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316056199 (pbk)
- Physical Description: 326 pages ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown, 2011.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) 2025-26, Grades 9-12. Series title and numeration from FantasticFiction. |
| Target Audience Note: | 690 Lexile. |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader Middle Grades 4.4 11.0 |
| Awards Note: | National Book Award Finalist Michael L. Printz Award, 2011 ORCA nomination, Senior division, 2012-2013 SLJ,V,BL*,PW*,HB*, An Atlantis Subscriptions selection |
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| Subject: | Conduct of life > Juvenile fiction. Recycling (Waste) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Science fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Memorial Library - La Grande | YA Bacigalupi, P (Text) | 35178002085960 | Young Adult | Reshelving | - |
Summary:
In a futuristic world, teenaged Nailer scavenges copper wiring from grounded oil tankers for a living, but when he finds a beached clipper ship with a girl in the wreckage, he has to decide if he should strip the ship for its wealth or rescue the girl.
