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To the Edge of the World
by
Michele Torrey (Goodreads Author)
ORPHANED BY THE plague and penniless, Mateo must find his way in the world. By chance he is made a cabin boy on the celebrated voyage of Captain-General Ferdinand Magellan. The destination is secret, but the crew whispers that Magellan will be the first to sail east to the Spice Islands by going west—and everyone shall return with untold riches.
At sea, Mateo discovers th...more
At sea, Mateo discovers th...more
Mass Market Paperback, 240 pages
Published
December 18th 2007
by Laurel Leaf
(first published 2003)
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1519 AD, Magellan's cabin boy; first 1/2 a bit slow, once in the Pacific it gets gross, violent, etc; a homage to classic boys adventure novels (Robinson Crusoe, etc).
The final chapter is an explanation of what is true, and what was filled in by the author, as well as an explanation of differing values of those times. Except for the main character, his parents and the native girl he hooks up with, all the characters in the book were real, and the book is based in large part on the ...more
The final chapter is an explanation of what is true, and what was filled in by the author, as well as an explanation of differing values of those times. Except for the main character, his parents and the native girl he hooks up with, all the characters in the book were real, and the book is based in large part on the ...more
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When Mateo's parents die he loses both his sheep and his knife and is forced to play his guitar for his supper. One of the patrons of the hotel offers him a job as a cabin boy on Ferdinand Magellans's ship. The story is very well researched, relaying many of the historical characters and the events of the discovery of the passage west to discover a new route to the Spice Islands in 1519-1521.
This book is about a young boy who signs up to go on the voyage of Magellan.
This book is not printing anymore, i had the pleasure of reading this as an assignment for school. Very suspensful, this will get you hooked.
So boring.
I just read this for a project I'm doing for my one of my reading classes. I am planning to use it as a part of a hypothetical project that my students would read.
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Michele Torrey, author of chapter books for young readers and novels for middle grade, young adult, and adult, is a two-time Thurber House Residency in Children's Literature nominee, plus a two-time winner of PNWA's Zola Award. Among other honors, her books have received starred reviews from “Publisher’s Weekly” and “Kirkus,” been chosen by the Junior Library Guild, and been nominated for numerous...more
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