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245 pp.
| Delacorte |
August, 2001 |
TradeISBN 0-385-32736-6$$15.95
(2)
4-6
Third in the trilogy, this book matches its predecessors for edge-of-the-seat adventure. John Spencer is now sixteen and sailing from England to the Caribbean on his father's trading ship. The crew rescues a mysterious sailor who insists he brings good luck not ill. But the omens are not good and when they reach Jamaica, disaster follows disaster. Without sacrificing style, Lawrence maintains a rapid pace in a series of short chapters, each a cliffhanger.
Reviewer: Mary M. Burns
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2001