Young Cal lives with his parents on Loyalty Island. Each winter, Cal's father - a ship’s captain - sails to Alaska for 6 months to catch king crab. Cal feels the emotional gulf and tension caused by his father’s absence but knows their livelihood depends on it. He fills his head with stories of pirates on Treasure Island (where R L Stevenson created the original Captain Flint). When John Gaunt, the owner of the fleet dies suddenly, Cal wonders about the relationship his mother has had with Gaunt. His untimely death puts the fleet on the brink of collapse. Cal finds evidence that his father has resorted to desperate measures to save their way of life. Cal’s loyalty faces the ultimate test.
CITATION: Dybek, Nick. When Captain Flint was still a good man. New York : Riverhead Books, 2012.
...peopled with multidimensional characters and featuring well-drawn settings. Dybek writes well about family, about relationships and loyalty, about responsibility and community, and about all that passes from father to son. –Kirkus reviews
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