The Great Wide Sea Herlong, M.H. Penguin/Viking. 2008. $16.99 About His mother is dead and his father is missing at sea. With a horrific storm brewing, can sixteen-year-old Ben and his younger brothers survive? Details ISBN: 978-0-670-06330-7 Awards Won Title Year Best Books for Young Adults To provide a general list of fiction and nonfiction titles selected from the year's publications that have significant appeal to the personal reading tastes of the young adult reader. 2010 - Selection(s) Email Print Cite Share This Page