Boat Girl

A Misadventure

Elizabeth Foscue

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Turner Publishing Company
02 November 2023

General fiction (Children's&YA); People & places (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues

From the author of Pest-a Washington Post Noteworthy Book-comes a hilarious new novel that showcases the author's talents at their best.

Fifteen-year-old Caitlin Davies's life is challenging enough. She's short. She's scrawny. She prefers Evernote to SnapChat. She's two years younger than everyone else in her grade. And now her parents are taking the family to the British Virgin Islands (BVI)-for a year-to live on a derelict sailboat, bought sight-unseen from navigationally-impaired cigar smugglers. So when her best-and only-friend suggests she use the move as a chance to reinvent herself, Caitlin has nothing to lose.

And it works. People (plural!) in the BVI actually like her, and not only because of the interesting stuff she found beneath her new home's splintery floorboards. Even Tristan, the cutest guy on the island, is beguiled by her easygoing air and artfully padded bikini top. She just can't help wondering, though, if New Caitlin and the real Caitlin have anything in common. And when the sailboat's former owners come looking for their forgotten contraband, she wonders if she'll ever get the chance to find out.

With a fresh style and perspective, and bursting with humor and charm, Boat Girl is a quirky and fast-paced YA coming-of-age story that will have you laughing out loud.

By: Elizabeth Foscue
Imprint: Turner Publishing Company
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 139mm,
ISBN: 9781684429455
ISBN 10: 1684429455
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 02 November 2023
Recommended Age: From 13 to 18 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Elizabeth Foscue grew up in a house on a Florida bay and on a boat in the Caribbean Sea. A hurricane got the house, but the boat has fared better. She earned a BA in Linguistics from the University of Florida, then a JD and LLM from Georgetown University Law Center, and in the midst of all that got married in a church on a hill in the British Virgin Islands. A hurricane got the church, but the marriage has fared better. Elizabeth lives in Santa Barbara, California, with her husband and two awesome kiddos.

Reviews for Boat Girl: A Misadventure

A smart and sassy Gen Z pirate adventure that keeps the pages turning. Heroine Caitlin Davies's perspective is insightful and laugh-out-loud funny! -Timothy Woodward, author of If I Told You So Elizabeth Foscue's sophomore novel is pure delight. A hilarious, engaging fish-out-of-water story that's full of charm, wit, and laugh-out-loud moments to spare. Boat Girl sees Foscue at her absolute best. -Julian R. Vaca, author of the Memory Index series I found myself chuckling and groaning in equal measure at Caitlin's misadventures. Brimming with playful language and guided by a strong, distinctive voice, Boat Girl is a buoyant read that's sure to find a berth in readers' hearts. -Bruce Hale, author of Switched and the Chet Gecko Mysteries Elizabeth Foscue's Boat Girl glows with all the glories and the hilarious pitfalls of teen life in a contemporary Caribbean paradise. Transplanted unwillingly from Annapolis to the British Virgin Islands, Caitlin Davies navigates it all with only her brilliant, naive, wisecracking, pop-culture-savvy mind on board to guide her through first love, shrimp bites, and scruffy villains. A great summer read no matter what time of year you pick it up. -D.J. Palladino, author of Werewolf, Texas and Nothing That Is Ours A relatable story on so many levels. It is a quick and captivating read that illustrates the struggles we all go through in life at some point. Boat Girl is a gleeful reminder to trust your inner pirate and captain your own ship. -Anna Tunnicliffe Tobias, Olympic Sailing Gold Medalist Boat Girl will have readers laughing out loud at Caitlin's attempts to reinvent herself. It's a hilarious tribute to self-discovery and self-acceptance. -Nikki Barthelmess, author of Everything Within and In Between In this charming, zesty read, Caitlin Davies keeps herself socially afloat on a tropical misadventure that's chock full of humor and teen dalliances. Caitlin proves there is no escaping peer pressure, social outtakes, and fantasy crushes, which turn out to be equally troublesome in paradise. Foscue sails with flair and grace upon the salty, hormonal waves of YA drama in her new must-read novel. -Liz Ruckdeschel, author of the Choose Your Destiny series