"Harvey Cheyne, the pampered fifteen-year-old son of an American millionaire, is sailing to Europe when he falls overboard. Saved from drowning by a New England fishing schooner, he finds his rough new companions unimpressed by his wealth and shocked by his ignorance. He will have to prove his worth in the only way the captain and crew will accept: through the slow and arduous mastery of skills upon which their common survival depends."--Back cover....

Describes some of the methods used to catch fish that live in the ocean.

Wanting nothing more than to be liked despite his naughty behavior, Norris swipes lunches and ruins a neighbor's prize cactus before resolving to save a giant lobster that his rich father wants to buy for a trophy.