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Stowaway
Stowaway
Author: Karen Hesse
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. — Newberry winner Ka...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780439305372
ISBN-10: 0439305373
Publication Date: 4/2003
Pages: 319
Rating:
  • Currently 4.7/5 Stars.
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4.7 stars, based on 6 ratings
Publisher: Scholastic
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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AimeeM avatar reviewed Stowaway on + 124 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
A good adventure stories, but a warning: about the middle of the book it gets INSANELY boring. The author was trying to stick close to reality. (She based the plot off of an actual voyage, thus there are really slow parts, like a typical sea voyage)
But if you can get through that part, the rest is better.
reviewed Stowaway on + 98 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Wonderful, adventurous, Educational!
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Helpful Score: 1
Caution: On page 83 of this book a native woman drops her lower clothing revealing her privey parts.

That might just be the worst of it. My thirteen year old son doesn't need it to get any deeper than that. Every parents different, but I thought some would at least appreciate the caution.
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My son who is in 5th grade loved this book. I also purchased the books on tape so that he could read along while listening. He borrowed an atlas to follow along on the journey and noted how the names of some of the places had changed. I think that without the tapes, he would have had a harder time getting into the book because of the way it is written.
ToniG avatar reviewed Stowaway on + 163 more book reviews
In 1768 Captain James Cook, sailed from England on a 3 year voage...A read sparkling with humor, and adventure.


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