ALEXANDRA - Softcover

O'Dell, Scott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0449701352 ISBN 13: 9780449701355

Publisher: Fawcett, 1985

Synopsis

While helping her crippled grandfather by diving for sponges from the family boat after the death of her diver father, Alexandra discovers that someone is using their sponges as a hiding-place for smuggled cocaine.

About this title

About the Author

Scott O'Dell was born in Los Angeles, California, on May 23, 1898. He attended Occidental College, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Stanford University, and the University of Rome. O'Dell worked as a technical director for Paramount, a cameraman for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and a book editor of a Los Angeles newspaper before serving in the United States Air Force during World War II. The recipient of numerous book awards, he established the Scott O'Dell Award for historical fiction in 1981. He died on October 15, 1989.

From the Inside Flap

For many generations, the men in Alexandra's family have been sponge divers -- first on the Greek island of Kalymnos and now in the Florida village of Tarpon Springs. Diving has always been considered a man's job by Alexandra's family -- dangerous and demanding. But when tragedy strikes, Alexandra decides to become a sponge diver herself despite her family's objections. And she learns that as dangerous as the underwater world can be, there are always more dangers waiting on shore . . .

Edition details

• Publisher: Fawcett
• Publication date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0449701352
• ISBN 13: 9780449701355
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback