Fifteen-year-old Brynn is obsessed with death, and her severe anxiety leaves her feeling isolated, but when her parents decide she is going to spend the summer on her father's houseboat, she meets--and starts crushing on--sultry and confident Skylar, who is hiding a dark secret.
Discusses the reasons why people live on the water and describes the lifestyles of families in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and South America who live on boats, in homes on stilts, and in houses built on artificial islands.
A Chinese boy hurries home from school to his family's houseboat in Hong Kong harbor. It is the end of the school year, and he is anxious to join his father and grandfather in their family profession, fishing.
Describes different types of homes near or on water that people have chosen to live in, for a variety of reasons. Includes houseboats, stilt houses, oil rigs, and lighthouses.
Describes what it is like to live in a houseboat, explaining what houseboats look like, exploring the different rooms and their purposes, and including photographs, a houseboat map quiz, and a picture glossary.
A Chinese boy hurries home from school to his family's houseboat in Hong Kong harbor. It is the end of the school year, and he is anxious to join his father and grandfather in their family profession, fishing.
