Salisbury, G. (2001). Lord of the Deep. New York, NY: Delacorte Press.
Brief Annotation: Thirteen-year-old Mikey is thrilled when his stepfather asks him to be his sole deckhand on his tourist fishing boat in Hawaii. Things are going great until Mikey and his father take some tough customers on a fishing trip. Though he becomes friends with the customer’s daughter, he has a tough time handling the obnoxious behavior of her father and uncle. During the trip, Mikey feels responsible for losing a big catch, and feels caught in the middle when the customers want to lie about catching a record-breaking fish without help. Mikey has to deal with the internal conflict that arises when his dad decides to play along with the lie in order to benefit his family.
Genre: Contemporary realistic fiction
Grade Level: 5-8
Readers who will like this: Readers who enjoy stories about fishing, father-son relationships, and dealing with issues of right and wrong.
Response/Rating (1-4): 4. This story is suspenseful, entertaining, and heartfelt. The father and son characters are believable and admirable.
One question you would ask before a read aloud: Have you ever told lie for what you believed was a good reason? Were you happy with the outcome?
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