LOFT PUBLISHING

Fast Hands follows the adventures of a 16-year-old boy, from Seattle to the magnificent Fairweather fishing grounds off the coast of Alaska. The small port and ocean settings make this novel an unusual entry in contemporary young adult fiction... After running afoul of the law, Gus Pedersen is sent to Alaska to fish with an uncle he has never met. He narrates his story with a mixture of sardonic observations and naive disbelief. His over-the-top attitude is on a collision course with with his Norwegian uncle and two old crewmen. Within two days, exhausted and convinced his uncle should be reported to the association for prevention of cruelty to teenagers,Gus quits. But how do you quit on a fishing boat that is miles off shore?