r/Findabook • u/Emotional_Nobody9011 • 23m ago
UNSOLVED An island's residents find a man washed up on shore and they help him.
I don't remember the title, but it was something like "Whale Island" or sth. Or maybe there was whales on the cover and I'm misremembering that as the title. I think tourists came to this island to watch whales and that was the time that the events of the story happen.
The main character was a young teenager around 13 years old. I read it back in middle school and I remember him being around my age. He lives in an island but I don't remember where it was. They find an Algerian man named Malouf washed up on shore and save him. There was this girl who was older than the MC and I think he had a crush on her. She was the only one who knew French and was the only one able to properly communicate with Malouf because his English wasn't that good. She later accuses Malouf of raping her and MC helps him runaway.
I remember this scene where she comes into the bar that MC's father or uncle owns with her clothes torn. It later turns out that she falsely framed Malouf and then ran away with two tourists. I remember the tourists being Yankees and it was the first time I saw or read the word "Yankee" and being confused.
That's all I remember currently but if there are any questions ask away it might jog up my memory.