



For my dad, stained glass through which the light shines.
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First published in the United States of America by G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2019
Published by Puffin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2020
Copyright © 2019 by H. M. Bouwman
Illustrations copyright © 2019 by Yuko Shimizu
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THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS HAS CATALOGED THE G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS EDITION AS FOLLOWS:
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
Puffin Books ISBN 9780399545245
This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and events are products of the author's imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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