Victory
 

Victory

by Susan Cooper

Two Children,
Two Struggles,
One Battle...



One child is Sam Robbins, a powder monkey aboard HMS Victory, the ship in which Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson will die a hero's death at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The other is Molly Jennings, an English girl transplanted from London to the United States in 2006, fighting a battle of her own against loss and... (read more)

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This book is on Iowa Children's Choice Award list. The story is about a two people a girl who has moved to America from England. It is also about a boy who lived long ago on a ship called the HMS Victory.

The book can be confusing because it jumps from one person's story to the other. Most times it is when a chapter starts, but if you don't look at the chapter title you may be confused for a bit. Not only are you switching characters but time periods as well. The idea that...

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