Recommended Age:
13
+
Best for independent readers who enjoy philosophically rich survival stories with imaginative premises and layered themes about faith and the nature of reality.
About the Book
After a cargo ship carrying his family and a collection of zoo animals sinks in the Pacific Ocean, a sixteen-year-old boy finds himself adrift on a lifeboat alongside a Bengal tiger for more than two hundred days. The novel is a layered survival story that explores faith, imagination, and the stories people tell themselves to endure the unendurable.
Content Ratings
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Moderate Themes
Themes of survival, religious faith, loss of family, and an ambiguous ending that raises profound questions about truth and perception require thoughtful engagement.
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Moderate Violence
Animal predation, a shipwreck, and survival-related violence including animal death and implied human violence are depicted with moderate intensity.
Engagement:
Genre:
Adventure
Published:
2001
Page Count:
326
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