Waiting for High Tide by McClure Nikki

Author:McClure, Nikki [McClure, Nikki]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
Published: 2016-04-05T04:00:00+00:00

A boat goes by, and its wake rolls along the beach. The tide is

rising. I put my sandwich down to finish chopping.

Mama sets poles across the notches I cut. Papa digs holes

under the logs at each crossing point. Then he threads rope

under and over the logs, under and over, under and over,

and lashes the poles to the logs. If we nailed them together,

the nails would snap as the logs rolled through white-

capped winter storms and summers full of wild kids diving

off all at the same time. Mama wedges a pry bar under the

pole so Papa can pull even tighter. He then ties a knot.

I chop the last notch.

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