After fifteen-year-old Ben's mom dies, his grieving dad packs up the family, sells the house, and buys a boat to live aboard for a year, which Ben is not happy about! This adventure story really becomes gripping when one day, Ben wakes up to find his dad missing from the boat! Ben and his two younger brothers must survive a raging storm at sea and eventually become stranded on an island where they must learn to live on their own. Fans of Gary Paulson's survival/adventure stories will enjoy this new book! The Great Wide Sea is on the 2011 Rebecca Caudill list.
