# Ship Breaker

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- Book: [Ship Breaker](https://www.bookquiver.com/paolo-bacigalupi/ship-breaker) ([Ship Breaker.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/paolo-bacigalupi/ship-breaker.md))
- Authors: [Paolo Bacigalupi](https://www.bookquiver.com/paolo-bacigalupi)
- Publisher: atom
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-07-4812-938-6
- Published: 2011-07-07
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

In America's Gulf Coast region, where grounded oil tankers are being broken down for parts, Nailer, a teenage boy, works the light crew, scavenging for copper wiring just to make quota - and hopefully live to see another day. But when he discovers an exquisite clipper ship beached during a recent hurricane, Nailer faces the most important decision of his life: Strip the ship for all it's worth or rescue its lone survivor, a beautiful and wealthy girl who could lead him to a better life. . . .