Powder Monkey (28 page)

“Readers who prefer their wooden decks awash in blood ‘and worse' will not be disappointed… . Voracious fans of the nautical genre will happily sign on.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“Fans of the Master and Commander series or movie will enjoy this seafaring adventure. Sam is an engaging narrator who includes tremendous detail about daily life aboard ships.”
—VOYA

“Sam leads an exciting and dangerous life as a powder monkey… . A gripping adventure story on the high seas.”
—Travelforkids.com

Copyright © 2005 by Paul Dowswell

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Published by Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
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First published by Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books in October 2005
Electronic edition published in October 2012
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Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers

The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows:
Dowswell, Paul.
Powder monkey : [adventures of a young sailor] / by Paul Dowswell. — 1st U.S. ed.
p. cm.
Summary: Thirteen-year-old Sam endures harsh conditions, battles, and a shipwreck after being pressed into service aboard the HMS Miranda during the Napoleonic Wars.
1. Great Britain—History, Naval—19th century—Juvenile fiction. [1. Great Britain—History, Naval—19th century—Fiction. 2. Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815—Fiction. 3. Sea stories.] I. Title.
PZ7.D7598Po 2005     [Fic]—dc22     2005013049

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ISBN 978-1-61963-135-9 (e-book)