A 2025 Batchelder Honor Book! A heartwarming middlegrade novel from Colombia about a tenyearold boy and the largerthanlife figure who changes him forever. Pedro is dealing with a lot for a tenyearold kid, both at school and at home. So hes overjoyed when his mom surprises him with a trip to see the oceanan experience hes been dreaming about for a long time! Maybe this trip will make everything better. Maybe it will make his dad come back to him and his mom. Maybe he will stop being bullied at school, once hes seen the ocean! But things go wrong right from the start between Pedro and his mom, and all seems lost, until Pedro is found and taken in by a gruff old sea dog who has something magical about him. Tender, funny, and stamped with psychological truth, Johnny, the Sea, and Me offers the thrills of pirate adventures and the rich cultural history of the Caribbean, along with strong characters and a satisfying and moving portrait of an unusual friendship. Adeptly translated by Sara Lissa Paulson and beautifully illustrated by Elizabeth Builes, this book is sure to resonate with readers young and old.

Binding: Hardback;0 pages; Publisher: Abrams and Chronicle Books IWUK; Classification: YFB; Weight: 514 g; Dimensions: 224 x 151 x 15

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