{"product_id":"the-line-tender-paperback","title":"The Line Tender - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKate Allen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFunny, poignant, and deeply moving, \u003ci\u003eThe Line Tender\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of nature's enduring mystery and a girl determined to find meaning and connection within it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWherever the sharks led, Lucy Everhart's marine-biologist mother was sure to follow. In fact, she was on a boat far off the coast of Massachusetts, collecting shark data when she died suddenly. Lucy was seven. Since then Lucy and her father have kept their heads above water--thanks in large part to a few close friends and neighbors. But June of her twelfth summer brings more than the end of school and a heat wave to sleepy Rockport. On one steamy day, the tide brings a great white--and then another tragedy, cutting short a friendship everyone insists was \"meaningful\" but no one can tell Lucy what it all meant. To survive the fresh wave of grief, Lucy must grab the line that connects her depressed father, a stubborn fisherman, and a curious old widower to her mother's unfinished research on the Great White's return to Cape Cod. If Lucy can find a way to help this unlikely quartet follow the sharks her mother loved, she'll finally be able to look beyond what she's lost and toward what's left to be discovered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★\"Confidently voiced.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, \u003c\/i\u003estarred\u003cbr\u003e★\"Richly layered.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003estarred\u003cbr\u003e★\"A hopeful path forward.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred \u003cbr\u003e★\"Life-affirming.\"--\u003ci\u003eBCCB, \u003c\/i\u003e starred\u003cbr\u003e★\"Big-hearted.\u003ci\u003e\" --Bookpage, \u003c\/i\u003estarred\u003cbr\u003e★\"Will appeal to just about everyone.\" - \u003ci\u003eSLC, \u003c\/i\u003estarred\u003cbr\u003e★\"Exquisitely, beautifully real.\"--Shelf Awareness, starred\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKate Allen grew up in Massachusetts and lives in Minneapolis, MN, with her family. \u003ci\u003eThe Line Tender\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel. Visit her online at www.kateallenbooks.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.6 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 21, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Line Tender\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700114493503,"sku":"9780735231610","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/23878b0272b51de8297a2c212bc403e2.webp?v=1765015541","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-line-tender-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}