false<![CDATA[Stowaway]]>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178826483m/842131.jpg84213111To 11-year-old Nicholas Young, the tall masts of the exploratory ship <I>Endeavour</I> look like an answer to his fervent prayers. On the run from his demanding father and the cruel butcher who employed him, Nick finds adventure beyond his wildest imaginings when he stows away on the ship of legendary Captain James Cook. Once he is discovered and put to work, Nick becomes party to some amazing sights. He meets indigenous natives of Tahiti, New Zealand, and Australia, wonders at the sight of kangaroos, and shudders with horror when confronted with cannibalism. Nick survives a hurricane, a near shipwreck on the Great Barrier Reef, and a deadly bout with typhoid to become one of the few original crew members to successfully circumnavigate the globe with Cook and arrive safely back in England. He notes in his worn journal shortly before sighting his homeland's shore: "We have truly led the way, charting the path for all who come after. I don't know I shall ever feel so again as I feel now. That any of us shall."<p> Newbery Medal-winning Karen Hesse's story is based on actual <I>Endeavour</I> stowaway Nicholas Young, about whom little is known. Using the real 1768 diaries of Captain Cook and shipboard naturalist Joseph Banks, Hesse has changed Young from a forgotten footnote into a living, breathing person with red hair and a penchant for pork chops. So authentic you can feel the sea spray, this fine fictionalized diary is a nautical treasure for landlubbers young and old. (Ages 10 and older) <I>--Jennifer Hubert</I>4527222000Stowawaytotal:200|5:24|4:68|3:73|2:24|1:11|2006703154530falsefalseWed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003Sat Jul 25 21:26:45 -0700 2009Sat Jul 25 21:26:58 -0700 2009
Hesse's book, Out of the Dust, in a
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