Windcatcher (BookFestival)

by Avi

Paperback, 1992

Status

Available

Local notes

PB Avi

Barcode

1096

Genres

Publication

HarperCollins (1992), Edition: Reprint, 128 pages

Description

While learning to sail during a visit to his grandmother's at the Connecticut shore, eleven-year-old Tony becomes excited about the rumors of sunken treasure in the area and starts following a couple who seem to be making a mysterious search for something.

Awards

Nebraska Golden Sower Award (Nominee — 1993)
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 1995)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Children's Fiction — 1995)
Nutmeg Book Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 1994)
Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Nominee — 1995)

Original language

English

Original publication date

1991

Physical description

128 p.; 5.13 inches

User reviews

LibraryThing member themulhern
Short, plainly written, book. Quick moving and suspenseful. There are moments of real danger and menace.

Pages

128

Rating

½ (22 ratings; 3.5)
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