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197 pp.
| Knopf |
May, 2004 |
TradeISBN 0-375-82381-6$$15.95
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LibraryISBN 0-375-92381-0$$17.99
(3)
YA
Brothers Nick and Dexter sign on to a whaling ship in 1851 anticipating a life of adventure and riches. What they experience falls leagues short of their expectations, as they toil under their cruel captain and fight for survival after the ship wrecks. This realistic novel would be well paired with Nathaniel Philbrick's nonfiction offering, Revenge of the Whale.