Adrift
by Paul Griffin
Matt and his best friend, John, have a history together--they were both in the car when John's dad was murdered and Matt was shot. Now, the two work the beaches, selling sodas and ice cream to the rich families that vacation in New York.
But when the two meet Driana and are invited to an upscale party, they get more than they bargained for. The party leads to a daring girl who wind-surfs at night, leading the group of friends to take a boat out to stop her before she's hurt...but the boat runs out of gas and the girl breaks her arm.
The group is stuck together in a small boat not only trying to survive themselves, but trying to heal a girl that has nearly 0% chance of staying alive. Driana tries to keep the group together, but John has underlying issues that make peace nearly impossible.
Fighting to survive, this story narrates the two weeks this group stays out at sea with nearly nothing.
Here is another great story to read in one sitting--I know I did. I'm not a huge fan of survival stories, but Griffin is an amazing author, with solid characters--who you hate or love, but you do because Griffin is such a fantastic writer!
While it is mildly stupid the way these teens end up in this predicament, I think Griffin tells the story using what he has, and while some of the dialog remains far-fetched, as well as John and Matt's history, I feel that overall, this is an engaging story about working together and surviving at all costs.
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