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Captive Angel - Couverture souple

Smith, Gerald

 
9780595313150: Captive Angel
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595313159 ISBN 13 : 9780595313150
Editeur : iUniverse, 2008

Synopsis

Becky Russell's summer vacation isn't getting off to a great start. She's broken up with her boyfriend, she's not on speaking terms with her best friend, and she can't get her lifeguard job back because of an argument with the swim coach. Worst of all, she believes her parents' controlling ways have made her a prisoner in her own home. Why is everyone against her? All she wants is a little freedom. She's got to escape!Becky flees to her uncle's dolphin research facility in the Florida Keys. She becomes enthralled with a handsome conservation activist who opposes marine mammal captivity. In turn, Becky questions the morality of her uncle's business, nearly destroying it in the process.One exceptionally compassionate creature that lives at the facility is Miss Angel, the lead dolphin for the facility's new dolphin-child therapy program. This program must succeed in order for Becky's uncle to survive economically.While wrestling with the dolphin captivity issue, she seeks her own personal independence. Can Becky accept the responsibility that freedom requires of her?

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Becky Russell's summer vacation isn't getting off to a great start. She's broken up with her boyfriend, she's not on speaking terms with her best friend, and she can't get her lifeguard job back because of an argument with the swim coach. Worst of all, she believes her parents' controlling ways have made her a prisoner in her own home. Why is everyone against her? All she wants is a little freedom. She's got to escape!Becky flees to her uncle's dolphin research facility in the Florida Keys. She becomes enthralled with a handsome conservation activist who opposes marine mammal captivity. In turn, Becky questions the morality of her uncle's business, nearly destroying it in the process.One exceptionally compassionate creature that lives at the facility is Miss Angel, the lead dolphin for the facility's new dolphin-child therapy program. This program must succeed in order for Becky's uncle to survive economically.While wrestling with the dolphin captivity issue, she seeks her own personal independence. Can Becky accept the responsibility that freedom requires of her?

Biographie de l'auteur

Jerry Smith has worked with and studied dolphins in French Polynesia and Florida. He holds a Master of Education degree from Trenton State College. He lives in South Amboy, NJ with his wife and daughter, both of whom share his fascination with these magnificent marine mammals.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595313159
ISBN 13 
9780595313150
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
112
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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