Hunting the Dragon

By: Peter Dixon

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Synopsis: Billy Crawford is a blond, eighteen-year-old surfer from Southern California, working in Fiji as a surfing instructor. But when he gets fired for leading his students into some dangerous surf, his endless summer seems to be over, and he decides that it's time to get a real job. He comes across a tuna clipper called Lucky Dragon whose crew is short a boatman, and the first mate offers him a job. What Billy doesn't know is that the clipper finds tuna by following dolphins. When Lucky Dragon sets its net for the first time, Billy witnesses a harrowing sight???dolphins being killed by the Dragon's money-hungry pirates. When he attempts to save a dolphin who is caught in the tuna net, the Dragon's captain tosses Billy and his belongings???including his surfboard???into the ocean and leaves.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 240 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781423147381
Related ISBNs:: 9781423124986
Publisher:: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Date of Addition:: 06/18/21
Copyrighted By:: Disney.
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Children's Books, Romance, Animals, Literature and Fiction
Grade Levels:: Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade
Reading Age:: 12–18
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.