The Son of the Shark

Brothers Martin and Simon not yet teens are incorrigible vandals Martin runs away from reform school Simon from foster homes and they always find each other in a seacoast town of Lignan where their destructive behavior is infamous It may date to their mothers leaving the family Martin is philosophical romantic and poetic he dreams of being the son of a shark he holds tight to a book about goldfish his mother gave him In both halting and wild ways he tries to court Marie a neighbor girl Simon with a pocketknife and an intractable will seems more dangerous to others What on earth is there for these childrenbecomingmen