This first novel by Kimberly Jones is the story of the summer Lise's mother is in a debilitating auto accident that sends the family into a tailspin. Five year old Free has yet to talk, although his mother is firmly convinced he is just waiting for the right time to speak. Lise is sure that this is the worst possible thing that could have happened to her family, especially when her mother decides to recuperate in a "shack" in Maine, right on the ocean. Lise learns that this is where her mother grew up and where she is supposed to enjoy carefree days romping in the ocean. Instead, she is afraid of the algae and all the little things that probably live there, and is bored and indignant. A friendship with an aged Indian who clings to his home on the beach hits a climax when a hurricane threatens the shore and Lise tries to rescue her friend who realizes that this is his time to die.
Four and a half stars.
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