Iain Lawrence
Description
There was once a village off the coast of Cornwall, England where people were so poor that they prayed for shipwrecks. They made their living by salva
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ging food and clothing from the wreckage. Some of them were evil and lit fires during a storm to lure ships onto the rocks. Then these "wreckers" made sure that no one survived the wrecks, so there would be no witnesses to their crimes. One stormy night in 1799, 14-year-old John Spencer was unfortunate enough to be on his father's ship when the wreckers did their worst. As John hid on the shore, he saw his shipmates murdered by these ruthless scavengers. Trapped in a strange land with no idea of whom to trust, he faced the most terrifying challenge of his life. The spell-binding excitement of a swashbuckling adventure, and the wrenching moral conflict of a Dickens novel delightfully converge in this critically-acclaimed debut novel. Ron Keith's exceptional narration ensures readers nonstop entertainment in the classic tradition. The Wreckers was chosen by Booklist as a Young Editors' Choice and by the New York Public Library as a title for reading and sharing.
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Genres
Picture Books
Tags
Literature & Fiction
Children's Books
Reading Moods
Humorous & Light
Adventurous & Action-Packed
Chilling & Creepy
Mind-Bending & Surreal
Contributors
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Publishing Info
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc. and Blackstone Publishing
Month-Year
Feb, 2000
ISBN
ISBN-13: 9781664429840
ISBN-10: 1664429840
Language
English
No. of Pages
1
Format
Audiobook
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