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Violence
Barely any
Maritime peril; some deaths in the crew from illness and accident
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
None
No significant psychological content
What this book is about
Nicholas Young, a butcher's boy, stows away on the Endeavour when Captain Cook sets sail in 1768. He becomes an invaluable member of the crew as the ship crosses the Atlantic, rounds Cape Horn, and reaches Tahiti, New Zealand, and Australia. Hesse tells this historical adventure in verse journal form, drawing on the real Nicholas Young who sailed with Cook.
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