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Description
This moving production of the Newbery Award-winning children's classic tells the story of Jessie, a young boy snatched off the docks in New Orleans and thrown aboard a slave ship in a suspenseful and horrifying depiction of survival.
Summary
At the end of the book, a true historical account of a shipwreck was presented by the author which probably served as the baseline of the whole plot of the story.
The first page tells that there was a certain ship named The Moonlight which sank in the Gulf of Mexico, June 3, 1840. The... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
First Sentence
In a hinged wooden box upon the top of which was carved a winged fish, my mother kept the tools of her trade.
Table of Contents
Authors & Contributors
- Paula Fox (Author)
Awards
- Newbery Medal (1974)
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