The Great Wide Sea

A group of siblings embark on a life-changing adventure that will test their bond of brotherhood.

“Herlong’s first book is a great survival story and a fine portrayal of family relationships in a time of crisis.”—Booklist, starred review

“Ben, Dylan and Gerry, so brave and struggling, will stay in readers’ hearts forever. M.H. Herlong is definitely a writer from whom we can expect great things.”—The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Ben and his brothers have always loved sailing on the lake near their house. But when their mother dies in an accident and their father sells their house and takes the boys on an extended sailing trip around the Bahamas, they aren’t so sure about life on a worn old sailboat so far from home. Then one morning the boys wake up to discover that their dad is gone and they’re lost halfway between the Bahamas and Bermuda. What happened to their father? And what will they do when a treacherous storm looms on the horizon?