Arch of Bone

A lyrical young adult novella that serves as a "missing chapter" to the legend of Moby-Dick. The story follows Josiah, the teenage son of Ishmael, who has spent his life hearing his father's haunting tales of the Great White Whale. When the two find themselves cast away on a desolate shore, the roles of father and son begin to blur. The book explores the weight of carrying a parent’s trauma and the struggle to find one's own identity under the shadow of a legendary past. It is an atmospheric survival story that focuses on the bond between generations and the transition into adulthood, all told through Jane Yolen’s characteristic poetic prose.