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      Stowaway

      by Karen Hesse
      Published
      Jan 2000
      Main Genre
      Historical Historical
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      319
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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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      General Fiction

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      Historical

      Age Level

      Kids (12 & Under) Kids: Middle Grade

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