Sink, Drift or Swim
When dreams drown, hope floats.
For one day, Rina could survive away from Josh's insanely long eyelashes and velvet-smooth voice.
For one day, she could make her father happy.
Just one day.
One fishing trip.
One storm.
One girl out of her depth.
And one constant thought ...
Josh.
Valerina will face the day, one wave at a time, but will her father's faith be enough to keep them afloat?
Sink, Drift, or Swim is a young adult novel in free verse.
REVIEWS
What a delightful, surprising story. The narrative verse has a rhythm and flow that has you drifting and bobbing along in sync with the drama of being lost at sea. But, in the midst of being lost, a mustard seed of faith shows you how to be saved.
Elaine
I really enjoyed this young-adult novel. It's written entirely in free verse, so the poet in me loved that aspect.
Nola
I really enjoyed Michelle Dennis Evans' new verse novel, 'Sink, Drift or Swim'. It was a fast read, in the sense that the pages passed swiftly because of the verse-novel structure. For this reason it initially felt quite uncomplicated too, until I was suddenly dumped into an impossible situation along with Rina (Valerina) and her dad, with all the teenage hopes and angsts she'd just shared cast adrift on the waters along with them.
Adele
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