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Description edit
When the Kendalls lose their ranch in 1848, thirteen-year-old Abigail Kendall, her family, and friends Luke, Kini, and Duncan, travel to the island of Kauai to investigate the sugarcane business. Upon arrival, they're welcomed by the wealthy plantation owner, Reese Cutter, and Pa and Uncle... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Charlotte & Thomas Kendall: Abby and Sarah's parents
- Abby Kendall: Thirteen-year-old Abby is full of spunk and adventure
- Luke Quiggley: Abby's best friend
- Duncan MacIndou: A nice Scotsman who is looking for information about his deceased father
- Uncle Samuel: Abby's biologist uncle
- Kini: Young boy who escaped from Laina with Abby, Luke, and Duncan
- Sandy: Luke's dog
- Malama & Hoku: An older couple that work and live at the Cutter Gap Plantation
- Lani: A beautiful, young Hawaiian girl who's mother recently past away
- Reese Cutter: The owner of Cutter Gap Plantation since his parents died six years ago
- Cap'N Jim: The not-so-nice Captain of The Beauty
Setting & Locations edit
- Kailua, Oahu
- The Fair Winds: Duncan's ship
- Kauai: Cutter Gap Plantation
First Sentence edit
Abby Kendall shaded her eyes from the glare of Oahu's white sand beach.
Table of Contents edit
Chapter One - June 1848
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Glossary edit
- bow: front of ship
- bulkhead: raised portion on deck
- gangplank: a movable bridge for boarding or leaving a ship at a pier
- hatch: a door in the deck of a ship
- helm: a lever or wheel used to control the rudder of a ship for steering
- hull: the frame of a ship
- jetty: a protecting frame of a ship
- mast: wooden beam which holds up sails
- masthead: the top of a mast
- porthole: an opening in the side of a ship with a cover
- reefing: to reduce the area of a sail by rolling or folding
- rigging: lines and chains used aboard ship
- schooner: a sailing vessel with at least two masts
- shrouds: a set of ropes that stretch from a ship's side to a masthead
- skiff: a small boat
- stern: back of ship
Series & Lists edit
This is book 4 of 8 in South Seas Adventures. (standard series)
Preceded by California Gold, and followed by King's Ransom.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Pamela Walls (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Country: US
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 0-8423-3629-X
Page Count: 177
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Country: US
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 0-8423-3629-X
Page Count: 177
Subjects edit
- Books › Children's Books › Literature › Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror › Mysteries, Espionage, & Detectives
- Books › Children's Books › Religions › Fiction › Christian
- Books › Children's Books › Religions › Christianity › Ages 9-12
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Fiction › Mystery
- Books › Children's Books › Literature › Action & Adventure
- Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12
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