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About The Book

From the award-winning author of Weasel comes a chapter book about a young boy willing to stop at nothing to defend his father’s record in an annual fishing tournament at Martha’s Vineyard.

For Ben, there’s more involved in the annual Striped Bass Derby than catching the biggest fish. Before Ben’s father passed away, no one had ever beaten his record, and Ben is determined to make sure he will be the only one that ever does.

So when Ben overhears two men plotting to win the prize money by cheating, he knows the competition and his father’s record are in his hand. Ben has to stop them, at all costs, but bringing the men to justice turns out to be a chase that could put him in real danger.

About The Author

Cynthia De Felice is the author of many bestselling titles for young readers, including the novels Wild LifeThe Ghost of Cutler CreekSignal, and The Missing Manatee, as well as the picture books, One Potato, Two Potato, and Casey in the Bath. Her books have been nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award and listed as American Library Association Notable Children's Books and Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, among numerous other honors. 

Product Details

  • Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (August 25, 2008)
  • Length: 96 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781416983071
  • Grades: 7 and up
  • Ages: 12 - 99

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Awards and Honors

  • Prairie Pasque Award Nominee (SD)
  • Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (FL)

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