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Copyright © 2019 by H. M. Bouwman.
Illustrations copyright © 2019 by Yuko Shimizu.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Bouwman, H. M., author. | Shimizu, Yuko, 1965– illustrator.
Title: A tear in the ocean / H. M. Bouwman; illustrations, Yuko Shimizu.
Description: New York, NY: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, [2019]
Summary: Told in two voices and times, Artie runs away from her abusive stepfather and Rayel from an arranged marriage, and both find adventure on the high seas beyond Raftworld.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018025578 | ISBN 9780399545221 (hardback) | ISBN 9780399545238 (ebook)
Subjects: | CYAC: Fantasy. | BISAC: JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic. | JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General. | JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / General.
Classification: LCC PZ7.B6713 Te 2019 | DDC [Fic]—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018025578
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, companies, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.