Hunting the Dragon

By Peter L. Dixon

Billy Crawford is a blond, eighteen-year-old surfer from Southern California, working in Fiji as a surfing guide. But when he gets fired for leading his guests into some dangerous surf, his endless summer seems to be over and he decides that it's time to get a real job. He comes across a tuna clipper called Lucky Dragon whose crew is short a boatman, and the First Mate offers him a job. What Billy doesn't know, is that the clipper finds tuna by following dolphins. Dolphins and tuna feed on the same type of fish, so wherever a pod of dolphins is feeding, there's a good chance that tuna are very close by. ? When Lucky Dragon sets its net for the first time, Billy witnesses a harrowing sight--dolphins being killed?by the Dragon 's money-hungry pirates. When he?attempts to save a?dolphin who is caught in the tuna net, the Dragon 's captain tosses Billy's belongings--including his surfboard--into the ocean and leaves him behind. Fortunately, the dolphin Billy saved befriends him and?tows him to shore, where he meets up with a dolphin activist named Benny. Benny has raised enough money to buy an old navy ship, the Salvador , and plans to use it to ram and?sink the Lucky Dragon . Along with Benny is Sarah,?the pretty young daughter of Benny's primary benefactor. Benny invites Billy to join his crusade and Billy willingly accepts. ? With the help of Billy's dolphin friend Chatter, the adventurers set out on a quest to?save?dolphins, find Lucky Dragon , and send it to the bottom of the sea. What transpires is a thrilling tale full of action, suspense, and even a little romance. ?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1423124987
• ISBN13: 9781423124986
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher