Author: Karen Hesse Year: 2000 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Historical fiction, Young adult, Fiction, Adventure, Children
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ISBNs: 9780689839894 0689839898 |
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It is known that in the summer of 1768, Captain James Cook sailed from England on H.M.S Endeavour, beginning a three-year voyage around the world on a secret mission to discover an unknown continent at the bottom of the globe. What is less known is that a boy by the name of Nicholas Young was a stowaway on that ship. Newbery winner Karen Hesse re-creates Cook's momentous voyage through the eyes of this remarkable boy, creating a fictional journal filled with fierce hurricanes, warring natives, and disease, as Nick discovers new lands, incredible creatures, and lifelong friends.
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