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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2011
Gr 5–8—While on an errand for his mother, 14-year-old Benjamin is kidnapped along with a group of immigrants from the streets of Baltimore in 1868. When he wakes, he finds he is aboard an oyster ship, Ella Dawn, where he is expected to perform hard labor with little food. He comes from a fairly wealthy family, and has had...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
Pampered and innocent, fourteen-year-old Benjamin Franklin Orvell is kidnapped by a crew of oyster dredgers. He fears for his lif...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
