On the Waterfront
A Coming-of-Age Story
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Word Count
49,500 words, Guess
Page Count
198 pages
Physical Format
EBook
Identifiers
- ISBN-139781736602157
- ISBN-101736602152
- Goodreads63892583-on-the-waterfront
- LibraryThing229170607
- AmazonB0BKR5BVYD
and 3 more
- The StoryGraph5a1b75d0-9d20-4fff-b15d-a6fd776a4183
- Better World Books9781736602157
- Open LibraryOL46116720M
First Sentence
Mom idled her old blue Chevy Impala in the gravel parking lot just long enough for me to grab my backpack and a well-traveled suitcase borrowed from an aunt.
Description
It was the best summer of his life, and the darkest days he ever lived. In 1978 Danny Novak, at thirteen, is hired to work at Camp Baker for the summer. He is the youngest boy on staff. Danny isn’t worried about his age. He’s confident he’ll fit right in, but quickly learns it’s not that easy. When Danny fails the swim test to work on the waterfront, Mark, the bad boy on staff, is forced to teach Danny to swim or get sent home. Home is the last place Mark wants to go, but he wants nothing to do with the skinny runt who’s ruined his summer. Even after Danny passes the test, he worries the other guys won’t accept him. On the Waterfront is a bittersweet coming of age tale of two boys struggling for acceptance and friendship.
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Other Editions
- On the Waterfront: A Coming-of-Age Story
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