Powder Monkey- Adventures of a Young Sailor

✍ Scribed by Dowswell, Paul

• Book ID: 107528611
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 699 KB
• Series: Adventures of a Young Sailor (Sam Witchall) 1
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9781619631359

✦ Synopsis

In the exciting tradition of Patrick O'Brian comes the saga of one boy's life in the British Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. Thirteen-year-old Sam Witchall had always dreamed of a sailor's life, but he didn't realize how dangerous and gruesome life at sea could be until he is pressed into service aboard H.M.S. Miranda. Beginning his naval career as a ''powder monkey''-assistant to a gun crew on the warship-Sam learns the hard way how to cope with enemies both in battle and on the Miranda herself. With enough conflict, storms, and shipwrecks to thrill any fan of the Master and Commander series, this epic tale introduces a new generation to this exciting historical period, when even a lowly powder monkey could become a hero. Recognition Powder Monkey has been named a NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People. Reviews ''Readers will be absorbed in the day-to-day life of young Sam, and his vivid tale will keep them on edge as he tries to escape his ...