Book description
Part coming-of-age summer romance, part thriller, Bomb Island is a funny and fast-paced Southern novel exploring subculture communities, survival, and found family set on an island near an unexploded atomic bomb.
Summer is in full swing on Bomb Island, Georgia. Fifteen-year-old Fish lives in a commune on the three-mile stretch…
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Bizarre and beautiful.
Bomb Island by Stephen Hundley is a fast-paced, Southern coming-of-age novel that blends humor, romance, and suspense in an unforgettable setting.
Set on a quirky, isolated commune off the Georgia coast, the story follows 15-year-old Fish, his chosen family, and their illegal tiger, as they navigate life near an unexploded atomic bomb.
With eccentric characters, blossoming love, and a rising tension that darkens the summer, this novel explores survival, subcultures, and the bonds that hold unlikely families together. A wildly unique and heartwarming read!
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