Skullcrack (Young Adult Novel)

By Ben Bo

Book Overview

Jonah doesn't need help, not from anyone. He and his dad are making it just fine. Who cares that everyone thinks they are a bit crazy or that they call his dad a drunk? Jonah doesn't have to listen to any of it, he can just escape to Skullcrack, a beach cove where he goes to surf and think and be alone. Because, while everything else is uncertain or frightening, the joy and freedom he feels while surfing make life worth living for Jonah. It is while at Skullcrack that Jonah first sees the strange vision of her, the mysterious girl he seems to know as well as he knows himself. Who is she? In a journey that takes him across an ocean and into the eye of a hurricane, Jonah solves the mystery of her identity and along the way discovers his own.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822533081
• ISBN13: 9780822533085
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Lerner Pub Group
• Length: 161 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 5.8"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 12

Customer Reviews

Skullcrack: A Excellent Realistic Fiction Novel

Skullcrack is a short novel about a teenage boy living in Ireland named Jonah. His father is an agressive alcoholic. Jonah loves to surf off a small inlet called Craxkull Point. There he starts seeing stange images of a girl in the swirling mists of the cove. I found this book interesting and fun to read because I like setting and the suspense. The ends of most of the chapters leave you hanging on the edge of your seat. This also makes you want to read more. The text contains a group of "demons" commenting on some of the current happenings. Even though his dad is a heavy drinker, he cares deeply about his son and suprises him by buying two tickets to America. What adventures will Jonah find in the US? Read this book, Skullcrack to find out.