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So in the YAL category this merits 5 stars for sure. I love the attention to world creation, post climate disaster tipping point- leaving the reader in a world that has roots in what is here now to imagine an earth after ready available fossil fuels. The characters are descent YAL stand-ins; nothing too new, but there is a good dynamic range that flows well with the high octane, if waterlogged, action adventure. I‘m in for the sequel!

YA. When Nailer and Pima find a ship after a storm, all they can think about is the scavenge for wealth. Instead, they find a human who changes their view of life, making them the richer for it, but not before they learn that Ship Breaker and Swanks can work together without fear and hatred.

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1. Nope. From Queens NYC and live in WV - you can take the girl outta Queens...
2. I‘m grateful for my family, home, garden and books.

Unfortunately for me, I think I‘m a bit old for this. A younger version of myself probably would have really liked this and jumped into the sequel/companion novel right away. As it was, this book was just ok for me. Despite the next 2 books centering around a much more interesting secondary character, I just don‘t feel compelled to continue on. This year has been one of being brutally honest with myself about what books to keep and read.

I enjoyed this one, though the world was a terrible dystopia and horrible awful things happen to children. I‘m counting it as my book about #friendship for #booked2018 seasonal challenge. It is hard for these children to find friendship, the world is so awful, but when they find it they hold to it fiercely! @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft

Oh man! What an amazing #halloweengoespostal #fallbookexchange !!! @Alicia everything looks fantastic. This graphic novel seems amazing and I am so excited for these books! Super super cute socks and note pad, as well.

Super excited to get back to this world. Restarting at Ship Breaker in anticipation of Tool of War being published this week.

In some sort of dystopian future, Nailer, works on a Light Crew, scavenging beached oil tankers in the Gulf Coast region. Life is hard & day-to-day, between the dangerous work & his abusive father at home. All that starts to change when he and his friend stumble onto a wrecked clipper and the chance for the greatest scavenge he'll likely ever have.
I liked this one just fine, but probably not enough for me to seek out the next book in the series.

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Why am I more interested in the audiobooks in the teen section? 😝

Goodwill book haul today! Finally found the land of painted caves in paperback and picked up a few other books I hadn't heard of.

Feeling really grateful/excited I still have a week of vacation to enjoy this perfect scene.

Not my usual read, was suggested for me by one of my students. Slow to start off, but eventually I was caught up in the characters. Good YA literature.

The pacing was great and while there was always something happening, I found myself not really caring about the outcome. Every time I started feeling something for Nailer, he did something that made me dislike him again. I must give the author credit for doing a great job of letting you forget that you're reading about kids and then reminding you of the fact through a very simple and childish act. Definitely not a bad book, just not for me.

My science-fiction and fantasy TBR pile of books that I've bought...not including e-books...or other genres. Ship Breaker is high on my priority list right now. You may be next! Unless the library starts putting the due date pressure on.

One of the students I tutor, a 13-year-old math whiz who struggles with reading, told me she hates this dystopian novel, one of her assigned summer books. I'm about to see what all her fuss is about.

One of the students I tutor, a 13-year-old math whiz who struggles with reading, told me she hates this dystopian novel, one of her assigned summer books. I'm about to see what all her fuss is about...

One of the students I tutor, a 13-year-old math whiz who struggles with reading, told me she hates this assigned summer book. I'm about to see what all her fuss is about...

One of the students I tutor, a 13-year-old math whiz who struggles with reading, told me she hates this dystopian novel, one of her assigned summer books. I'm about to see what all her fuss is about...

One of the students I tutor, a 13-year-old math whiz who struggles with reading, told me she hates this dystopian novel, one of her assigned summer books. I'm about to see what all her fuss is about.

One of the students I tutor, a 13-year-old math whiz who struggles with reading, told me she hates this dystopian novel, one of her assigned summer books. I'm about to see what all her fuss is about...

One of the students I tutor, a 13-year-old math whiz who struggles with reading, told me she hates this dystopian novel, one of her assigned summer books. I'm about to see what all her fuss is about...

This was a great book! It was recommended if you enjoyed The Chaos Walking series. It certainly had that feel with the writing and characters. I really liked the "after Orleans" world they were living in. The sea levels had risen destroying America. The kids would scavenge old tankers for copper and metal to make money but some rewards are bigger than others! I recommend for an entertaining and enjoyable read! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️