Title: Adrift
Author: Paul Griffin
Genre: Action/Adventure, Survival
Grade Level: 9-12
Pages: 228
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Reviewed by: Booklist (September 1, 2015 (Online))
Matt and John are spending the summer before senior year working on Long Island in the tony Hamptons. The boys are best friends from childhood who happen to share a tragedy that cost the life of John’s father. Both are goal-oriented and driven, and the last thing either of them expects is to be stranded in a poorly equipped boat with three other kids from wealthy families. One of the girls, Estefania, has a serious injury. Her boyfriend, JoJo, is in denial. And her cousin Driana is just trying to hold it together. Matt and John are the only two at all equipped to survive, but Matt, the narrator, is beginning to wonder whether he really ever knew John. Griffin keeps the pages turning; he has a gift for drawing out the suspense and immersing the reader in the story. At the same time, his characters are complex, unpredictable, and entirely authentic. Dispatches from rescue units heighten the suspense. It’s a great summer read—as long as you stay on dry land.
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