Ship breaker

About “Ship breaker”

A 2010 young adult novel by Paolo Bacigalupi. In America's Gulf Coast region, where grounded oil tankers are broken down for parts by crews of young people, teenage Nailer works the light crew scavenging copper wiring to make quota. When he discovers an exquisite clipper ship beached by a hurricane, he must decide whether to strip it for parts or rescue its lone survivor, a wealthy girl who could lead him to a better life.