Ship Breaker, pgs 262-296

The Dauntless headed out to sea and started to look for the ship carrying Nita. While waiting to spot the ship Nailer was put to work on the ship and one of the half-men helped him learn how to read and write. After about a week they spotted the ship they believed that Nita was on. The ship was called the Ray and it was smaller ship that they could easily take over. The Dauntless was able to quickly catch the ship and the crew boarded and started to hunt for Nita. Unfortunately after looking everywhere Nita could not be found. It was soon realized that it was actually a trap and the real ship with Nita, the Pole Star, was coming to battle with the Dauntless.

The Pole Star was a larger and more equipped ship for battle. The captain knew that it would be a worthless battle to enter because they would be no match for the ship. To avoid being captured they began to run away from the Pole Star. The captain of the Dauntless was in search for a way to escape from the other ship and Nailer came up with a plan. His plan was to lead the Pole Star through a place called the Teeth which was located where he grew up at Bright Sands Beach. The Teeth was a city of buildings that was now under the ocean and during high tide the buildings were hidden from sight. Knowing that the other ship was larger and that the other captain was unaware of the Teeth they thought it would be a great way to cause them to wreck

The Pole Star was close to catching them when they were barley able to make it through the Teeth and they sat and watching hoping that the Pole Star. At first it seemed the ship was going to make it through unscathed and at the last moment it wrecked it the Teeth. Nailer was excited that his plan had worked and the crew of the Dauntless headed to board the Pole Star.

It looks like Nita will be rescued but you never know what Nailer's father could have done to her. The chase was exciting and it was interesting how Nailer came up with a plan that involved heading back to where he grew up and where he did not want to return. Nailer will probably have to retrieve Nita but I think there will be an obstacle for him first, like his dad. I really hope that Nita was able to survive the wreck and that she is not hurt.