Eve Yohalem
Author
Publisher
Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Lexile measure
760L
Physical Desc
312 pages : illustration, map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"It's 1663 and there is an extra passenger on board a Dutch merchant ship setting sail for the East Indies. Twelve-year-old Petra has stowed away to escape her abusive father. But Petra quickly realizes that surviving for months at sea will be impossible without help. Luckily, it's Bram, the mixed-race son of the ship's carpenter, who discovers her hiding spot. Petra convinces him to help her stay hidden . . . and help disguise her as a boy. If Petra...