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Escape across the Wide Sea
By Kirkpatrick, Katherine
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-82341-854-1
- Publisher
- New York : Holiday House, c2004.
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Reviewed on November 1, 2004
Gr 5-8 In 1686, nine-year-old Daniel Bonnet's Huguenot family makes a desperate attempt to escape persecution in France. They board a ship that they believe will transport them to England. Instead, they have embarked on a three-year journey that takes them first to Africa, where the vessel takes on a cargo of slaves. Daniel's leg wound from a French soldier's bayonet renders him handicapped yet he performs chores that lead him into the ship's hold, where he meet...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
