The Barracuda Gang

by Malcolm Bosse

Ava, Justin, and Parker--three high-school essay contest winners at a Caribbean resort--form their own special Barracuda Gang and find themselves in a perilous underwater situation from which there may be no escape

Paperback

First published April 29, 1982

About the author

Malcolm Joseph Bosse (May 6, 1926 – May 3, 2002) was an American author of both young adult and adult novels. His novels are often set in Asia, and have been praised for their cultural and historical information relating to the character's adventures. Bosse mostly wrote historical fiction novels after the publication of The Warlord, a historical fiction work set in 1920's China, which became a best-seller.
He also won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1983.

Bosse was born in Detroit, Michigan and died in New York City. He was a graduate of Yale University and served in the U.S. Navy. Bosse was also an English teacher in City College of New York in Manhattan.

Reviews

[K James · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not what the book said it was about, half of it is leading up to them getting trapped, and it’s mostly about the aftermath of the relationships between the three, and jealousy/working through what happened between one of the boys and the girl. And about 50% Volleyball. Pretty confusing honestly.