After Liv was born, her mother died. LivA's father, Mark, simply handed her over to his own motherA-and left. Now LivA's beloved Gran has died. Liv has to leave New York to live with her father in California, where he dives for abalone. It is a disaster. Mark isnA't the talking type, and Liv cannot forgive him for abandoning her. Samantha, his girlfriend, has to serve as go-between. Then MarkA's A"tenderA"A-the man responsible for his lifeline when he divesA-breaks his arm, and Liv takes his place. Now she literally has control over her fatherA's life, and once they head out to sea, there is no turning back....
Fifteen-year-old Olivia goes to live with her father, an ocean diver, who left when she was a baby, after her grandmother dies. "Those seeking a thought-provoking, emotionally stirring read will become intimately involved in Olivia's quest to understand herself," wrote PW. Ages 12-up. (Mar.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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