A Small Boat at the Bottom of the Sea

by John Thomson and John Thomson

When twelve-year-old Donovan Sanger is sent to spend the summer with his Uncle Bix--an ex-con--and his Aunt Hattie, who is dying from lung cancer, he does not know what to expect. But at least he'll get away from his twin sisters, Holly and Heather, "The Two H's," who once painted his toes while he slept. Before a week goes by, Donovan is recruited to help Bix retrieve the motor from a sunken boat, given a flattop short as a golf green,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571316566
• ISBN13: 9781571316561
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Milkweed Editions
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 8 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 8

Customer Reviews

A vivid story of a pre-teen sent to spend summer with an ex-con uncle and an aunt who's dying from l

Deserving of ongoing mention is John Thomson's novel Small Boat At The Bottom Of The Sea, a vivid story of a pre-teen sent to spend summer with an ex-con uncle and an aunt who's dying from lung cancer. His summer will involve not only helping his uncle, but getting to know his aunt, coming to terms with her death, and maybe even accepting his uncle hasn't quite left his past behind in this moving story of discovery.