The Pull of the Ocean
Jean-Claude Mourlevat, Y. Maudet
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
3.75
· 12 ratings · 190 pages · Published: 18 Apr 1999
The social worker investigating the Doutreleau family, the truck driver who gives the boys a lift, the police officer who believes they've run away, the baker who gives them bread--each of the many people the seven boys encounter gives a stirring account of what he or she witnesses. The twins themselves add their voices, as do the Doutreleau parents; but not until the end of the journey does little Yann express his reasons for his galvanizing actions.
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