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100			_qBacigalupi, Paolo
245			_aShip breaker: a novel
264			_aNew York _bLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers _c2011
300			_a324 p. _c21 cm
500			_aIn America's Gulf Coast region, where grounded oil tankers are being broken down for parts, Nailer, a teenage boy, works the light crew, scavenging for copper wiring just to make quota--and hopefully live to see another day. But when, by luck or chance, he discovers an exquisite clipper ship beached during a recent hurricane, Nailer faces the most important decision of his life: Strip the ship for all it's worth or rescue its lone survivor, a beautiful and wealthy girl who could lead him to a better life. . . . In this powerful novel, award-winning author Paolo Bacigalupi delivers a thrilling, fast-paced adventure set in a vivid and raw, uncertain future.
520			_aIn a futuristic world, teenaged Nailer scavenges copper wiring from grounded oil tankers for a living, but when he finds a beached clipper ship with a girl in the wreckage, he has to decide if he should strip the ship for its wealth or rescue the girl
650	0	0	_2Ship breaker _vFiction
650	0	0	_vConduct of life--Fiction
650	0	0	_vRecycling (Waste)-- Fiction
650	0	0	_vScience fiction
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