Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read truth like the sun. It went on to receive the pacific northwest booksellers association award in 2006. The highest tide introduction it is the first novel by jim lynch, an author who lives and writes about the pacific northwest. Luis alberto urrea, hummingbirds daughter in before the wind, author jim lynch tells the engaging tale of the johannssens, a sailing family thats like a distillation of all the eccentric, funny and cranky sailors youve ever met. Jim lynch spent four years as the puget sound reporter for the oregonian, and has won national journalism awards and published short fiction in literary magazines.
Hes a speedreading insomniac who is obsessed with rachel carson and the troubled girl next door, and who would rather spend time with the creatures of the tidal flats outside his home than with other kids his age. The novel won the pacific northwest bookseller award and has been translated into ten languages and adapted to the stage where it was performed by book it theater in spring 2008. Jim lynch does for sailing what a river runs through it did for flyfishing. Jim lynch is the author of three novels, the highest tide, border songs and truth like the sun. Jim lynch is the author of the novels the highest tide, border songs and truth like the sun, all of which were performed on stage and won prizes, including an indies choice honor book award, a pacific northwest booksellers award and a dashiell hammett prize finalist. Miles omalley, yearold insomniac, naturalist, worshipper of rachel carson, and dweller on the mud flats of skookumchuck bay, at the south end of puget sound. The first few engaging chapters poetically depict the sea and its inhabitants with flare. The highest tide by jim lynch book club discussion. His next novel, before the wind, will be released in april 2016.
Buy the highest tide by lynch, jim from amazons fiction books store. The main character of jim lynch s debut novel, the highest tide, is the smallest yearold on the washington coast. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. The highest tide is a poignant comingofage story and a gripping novel of natural wonder about one boys enchantment with the sea during. No catches, no fine print just unadulterated book loving, with your favourite books saved to your own digital bookshelf.
Jim lynch the highest tide is performed on stage this month at harlequin theater in olympia instagram. Ketchikan, alaska jim lynch lives and writes in olympia, washington an unlikely place for the unlikely hero of his first novel. He is obsessed with the beach and spends most of his time there. But miless aquatic observations cannot be undone, and as summer draws to a close, inhabitants of puget sound prepare for a national blitzkrieg of media and scientific attention and the highest tide in 40 years, all of which threatens everything miles holds dear. Review of the highest tide by jim lynch rhapsody in. Thirteenyearold miles escapes the fallout of his parents impending divorce by taking his kayak out on the mudflats at night, looking for rare sea creatures to sell to the local aquarium. The highest tide by jim lynch is an excellent book to introduce students to both. Seeing the world through the eyes of his narrator, miles omalley, is to see the world with a rapturous freshness that is, it seems to me, the essence of a fine book. In the highest tide, jim lynch has written a masterful first novel, gracefully weaving together the wonders of the sea and the wonders of our humanity. Jim lynchs book has done that for me and when i saw the disparate ages of his readers at a recent author visit, i realized that he has done that for a lot of other people, for a lot of other reasons, too.
Listen to this audiobook excerpt from jim lynchs book the highest tide,a spellbinding first novel about a young boys fascination with the wonders of the seashore during a. Grand rapids press book critic ann byle interviews the highest tide author jim lynch before his speech thursday night at east kentwood high. Superficially, it is about the romantic love thirteenyearold miles omalley feels for his former babysitter angie. One moonlit night, thirteenyearold miles omalley slips out of his house, packs up his kayak and goes exploring on the flats of puget sound. The highest tide is a poignant comingofage story and a gripping novel of natural wonder about one boys enchantment with the sea during a summer that will change his life. The highest tide by jim lynch one moonlit night, thirteenyearold miles omalley slips out of his house, packs up his kayak and goes exploring on the flats of puget sound. Jim lynch the highest tide is performed on stage this. Reading guide for the highest tide by jim lynch discussion guide for book clubs. Oct 02, 2019 his love of the ocean is infectious even the most hardhearted readers will finish this book wishing they had their own bay to explore matt thorne, sunday telegraph the highest tide is one of the best novels it has been my pleasure to read for many a day buy it you should. First and foremost however, the highest tide is a pacific northwest book. A spellbinding first novel about a young boys fascination with the wonders of the seashore during a summer that will change his life. The website for novelist jim lynch, author of the highest tide and border songs. Even the most hardhearted readers will finish this book wishing they had their own bay to explore matt thorne, sunday telegraph. By moonlight, the mud flats are an enormous glistening disc.
One moonlit night, thirteenyearold miles omalley sneaks out of. Review of the highest tide by jim lynch, plus backstory and other interesting facts about the book. A stunning comingofage novel about one boys mystical bond to the sea. Thirteen years old miles omalley is small for his age, but has an encyclopaedic knowledge about the ocean and its multitudinous life forms. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Listen to this audiobook excerpt from jim lynch s book the highest tide,a spellbinding first novel about a young boys fascination with the wonders of the seashore during a summer that will change his life. Jim lynchs prose in this first novel is often neatly lyrical. The highest tide is a poignant comingofage story and a gripping novel of natural wonder about one boys enchantment with the sea during a summer that will change his life, and the lives around him.
With climate change and global warming at the forefront of societys concerns and the boxing day tsunami disaster of 2004 still fresh in our minds, the highest tide feels very much a book of its time. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. When he discovers a rare giant squid, he instantly becomes a local phenomenon. Before becoming a fulltime novelist lynch wrote for newspapers throughout the northwest and beyond, winning the livingston award for young journalists. But miles is really just a kid on the verge of growing up, infatuated with the girl next door, worried that his parents will divorce and fearful that everything. Over the course of a single summer, thirteenyearold miles omalley, a young boy with a fascination for the sea, copes with the trials of growing up, his infatuation with the girl next door, bickering parents, and his fear that his life and his beloved puget sound are slipping away from him. The highest tide by jim lynch goodreads share book.
The highest tide one moonlit night, thirteenyearold miles omalley, a speedreading, rachel carsonobsessed insomniac out looking for tidal specimens in puget sound, discovers a. Highest tide by jim lynch one moonlit night, thirteenyearold miles omalley sneaks out of his house and goes exploring on the tidal flats of puget sound. On land, the rickety plot could have used some shoring up. Lynch was determined to write a book set in the area and was, in. The highest tide is a love story on several levels. The highest tide one moonlit night, thirteenyearold miles omalley, a speedreading, rachel carsonobsessed insomniac out looking for tidal specimens in puget sound, discovers a giant squid stranded on the beach. The highest tide by jim lynchaudiobook excerpt youtube. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. The highest tide, released in 2005, has been a bestseller in the united states and the united kingdom. The highest tide by jim lynch audio book simply audiobooks. The tidal world in the highest tide, brandon being immersed in. The highest tide by jim lynch overdrive rakuten overdrive. He makes money by collecting small sea creatures and selling them for example starfish. Theme in jim lynchs book the highest tide research, essay sample.
Nonetheless, there is a problem with the way in which lynchs protagonist supplies his readers with so much information about sealife. He writes about his childhood growing up along the beach. Becoming a member of the lovereading community is free. A novel is a 2005 young adult novel by author jim lynch. Age range for kent county one book effort surprises jim. A washington state native, lynch currently writes and sails from his home in olympia, where he lives with his wife and daughter. Read the highest tide a novel by jim lynch available from rakuten kobo. Buy a cheap copy of the highest tide book by jim lynch. Rejacketed by lynch, jim from amazons fiction books store. Apr 04, 2006 the highest tide by jim lynch one moonlit night, thirteenyearold miles omalley slips out of his house, packs up his kayak and goes exploring on the flats of puget sound. The highest tide drama 2008 jim lynch s comingofage adventure story set on the pacific coast, adapted by rebecca trickwalker. Apr 12, 2012 listen to this audiobook excerpt from jim lynch s book the highest tide,a spellbinding first novel about a young boys fascination with the wonders of the seashore during a summer that will change. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
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