The Girl of the Sea of Cortez - Softcover

Benchley, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0425060055 ISBN 13: 9780425060056

Publisher: Berkley Pub Group, 1983

Synopsis

Paloma, a teenager gifted with a sixth sense about the sea creatures she loves and who spends her days exploring with her animal companions, has her happiness threatened when her brother discovers her secret

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Review:

It s hard not to compare Benchley s tale . . . with Hemingway s classic "The Old Man and the Sea." "The Christian Science Monitor"
Charming. "The New York Times Book Review"
For a hot summer s day, "The Girl of the Sea of Cortez" is the next best thing to looking through a clear face mask into blue water swimming with fish. United Press International"

"It's hard not to compare Benchley's tale . . . with Hemingway's classic The Old Man and the Sea."--The Christian Science Monitor

"Charming."--The New York Times Book Review

"For a hot summer's day, The Girl of the Sea of Cortez is the next best thing to looking through a clear face mask into blue water swimming with fish."--United Press International

About the Author:

Peter Benchley began his career as a novelist in 1974 with the publication of Jaws, which was made into a hugely successful film. His other books include The Deep, The Island, The Girl of the Sea of Cortez, "Q" Clearance, Rummies, Beast, White Shark, and Shark Trouble. He was also a speechwriter for President Lyndon Johnson and a journalist for such magazines as Newsweek and National Geographic. Benchley died in 2006. For more information, please visit www.peterbenchley.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Berkley Pub Group
• Publication date: 1983
• ISBN 10: 0425060055
• ISBN 13: 9780425060056
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback