Grounded - Tapa dura

Troubled by the seeming meaninglessness of life, sixteen-year-old Joe Flowers runs away and is accidently marooned on a private island off Cape Cod where, through his relationship with the girl who is living there, he gains a better understanding of himself and how he wants to live his life.Grounded by his father, sixteen-year-old Joe Flowers runs away to Cape Cod, becomes involved with Nan Wright, who hides him from the police, and learns some hard lessons about independence and adult actions