Girl. Boy. Sea. is a thrilling novel that covers a lot of emotional and exciting ground. Or should that be “sea”? Vick begins with an adrenaline pumping sea disaster. Fifteen-year-old Bill is ...

In the novel, Aya and Bill face terrible hardships including extreme hunger and thirst, wild storms and the burning sun. To distract from their suffering, Aya tells stories that bring them hope ...

In a miraculous survival tale reminiscent of the novel Life of Pi, a 10-year-old boy from a village in Lingshui county, South China's Hainan Province survived a perilous 24-hour drift at sea.