Shark Beneath the Reef

<p>Like his father and grandfather before him 14-year-old Tomás Torres dreams of catching a great shark in the Sea of Cortez -- and he <em>will</em> catch it although there are other things he should be thinking about. With an education her could someday become a marine biologist. Tomás's family want him to stay in school. But Tomás knows he will be more help to them if he leaves school now to become a fisherman. Should he drop out?</p><p>The choice is Tomás alone -- a difficult one for a boy just becoming a man. It is only underwater in a confrontation with the fisherman's greatest prize and worst enemy that Tomás finds the strength to make his decision.</p>