One moonlit night, thirteen-year-old Miles O’Malley sneaks out of his house and goes exploring on the tidal flats of Puget Sound. When he discovers a rare giant squid, he instantly becomes a local phenomenon. But Miles is really just a kid on the verge of growing up, infatuated with the girl next door, worried that his parents will divorce and fearful that everything, even the bay he loves, is shifting away from him.
“The fertile strangeness of marine tidal life becomes a subtly executed metaphor for the bewilderments of adolescence in this tender and authentic coming-of-age novel.”-Publishers Weekly
“As crisp and clean as a cool dip into the water, and just about as refreshing.”-Entertainment Weekly “[A] graceful and inventive first novel.”-The New York Times Book Review
“Move over, Holden Caulfield; here’s Miles. . . . An uncommon and uncommonly good coming-of-age novel.” -Chicago Tribune
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Language - 2/5
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Drugs and Alcohol - 2/5
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Summary
Overall 13 year old insomniac Miles lives in Washington state on the shore of puget sound. He is super smart and extra curious. While searching the tidal flats nearby his house he finds a giant squid and suddenly becomes a media darling. Author Jim lynch has told a heart warming story surrounding Miles with interesting characters. Description of a love interest of Miles that is handled with sensitivity. This book was a favorite of mine. I highly recommend it. Review by Ahna.