Hesse, Karen._Stowaway_Margaret K McElderry, 2000
[0689839871]
Nicholas is not doing well being a butcher's apprentice so he stows
away on the Endeavor on Captain Cook's first major journey around
the world. This is his fictional diary. As an eventual member of the
crew, he experiences the long trying challenges of life at sea. They
try to befriend the natives, they explore, they catalog wildlife with
two artists and they all suffer the agony of a very long voyage.
Malaria also joins the crew and as a result many of the crew die
and must be replaced. At times Nicholas wonders if they will
make it home. While the reader experiences the hardships of life
at sea, I found this 319 page book to be quite slow at times. It
should be noted that there are historical notes and a glossary at
the end of the book.
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