"when Nina asks her grandfather to take her fishing with him on his old banca boat, his answer is always the same: 'A boat is no place for a girl.' But Nina is determined to go. She knows that if her lolo will show her how to jig the lines, to set the hook, and to pull in a fish hand over hand, she can prove to everyone in their Filipino fishing village that she deserves her turn in the boat, girl or no!--Dust jacket flap.