Summary
Both swashbuckling and moving, no child should miss this book!
Two children cross an ocean, two hundred years apart. One is Sam Robbins, a powder monkey aboard HMS Victory, the ship in which Lord Nelson will die a hero’s death at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The other is Molly Jennings, a present-day English girl transplanted from London to America, fighting a battle of her own against loss and loneliness.
This extraordinary time-shifting adventure tells the interwoven sto…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780552554152 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0552554154 |
| Author: | Susan Cooper |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Imprint: | Corgi Childrens |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2007 |
| Weight: | 191g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 16mm |
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Critics Review
Meticulously researched and written with economy and sympathy
Meticulously researched and written with economy and sympathy – Amanda Craig * The Times *
Themes of loss, displacement and - eventually - adjustment and acceptance link two very different narrative strands in this evocative novel … The historical background is meticulously researched but above all this is an engrossing story for children to enjoy – Kate Agnew * Guardian *
Susan Cooper hits top form with Victory … A rousing yarn, crammed with enough accurate detail to keep any history teacher more than happy – Nick Tucker * Independent *
Susan Cooper shows great empathy for her characters … this is masterful historical writing which vividly brings the past to life * Publishing News *
The emotional demands of contemporary family life are beautifully counter-pointed with the privations of early 19th century seafaring … An evocative novel – Lesley Agnew * The Bookseller *
About The Author
Susan Cooper
Susan Cooper is a world-renowned author of children’s books. Born in 1935 and brought up in England, she worked as a journalist before moving to America, where she now lives. Her fabulous The Dark is Rising sequence has won the Newbery Medal and been twice nominated for the Carnegie Medal. Her Boggart titles have won the Scottish Arts Council Children’s Book Award and been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. King of Shadows was also shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. As well as writing novels, Susan Cooper writes successful plays, and screenplays for film and television.
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