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Synopsis
A fictionalized journal relates the experiences of a young stowaway from 1768 to 1771 aboard the Endeavor which sailed around the world under Captain James Cook.
| Size | | Length: | 315 pages | | Height: | 7.5 in | | Width: | 5.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 12.0 oz |
Publisher's Notes
First Line: "I, Nicholas Young, swear on the grave of my dead mother, Elizabeth Sullivan Young, that this is the full and true account of the remarkable occurrences on board His Majesty's "Endeavour" between the years of our Lord 1768 and 1771. Any person wishing to dispute what I record here shall find me at the Kew Estate on the bank of the River Thames. I'm the one with red hair."
Industry Reviews
"Hesse is true to her narrator. Since it would strain belief for Nick to be present at every interesting moment of the tale, he often hears about shore expeditions from older members of the crew, and learns the news retailed in the captain's voice mostly from the captain's teen-age servant, John Charlton. Hesse's Nick has intelligence, curiosity, an observant eye and a great, affectionate passion for animals and birds. He records with tireless interest Banks's collecting of plants and creatures unknown to Europeans; we never lose sight of the 18th-century fervor for cataloging the natural world."
New York Times Book Review - Anne Scott MacLeod (03/11/2001)
"Newbery medalist Hesse brings the dramatic voyage to life, weaving fascinating facts into the fiction and showing how Nicholas grows in spirit over the three years."
Book - Kathleen Odean
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