Stowaway

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Summary: Cooke's voyage brought to life by undramatic diary
Review: A fictionalized account of Cooke's discovery of New Zealand told through the diaries of a young boy who stows away onboard. The book brings the experience to life, but there isn't any particular dramatic build to the tale, and the diary form feels undramatic. Still, not bad.

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Summary: A hidden stowaway on a vast ship
Review: A quick pace tale of a boy named Nicolas Young. Based on "Endeavor", a true ship sailed by james Cook, it shows life in a churning, tumbling mass of water. It shows the wonder and the horror of the sea, in its open freeness. The book is written through Nicolas Young's eyes, and portrays life out in the open sea.

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Summary: More history than fiction!
Review: Having known only a few isolated facts about Captain James Cook and his expeditions, this book sent me running to the encyclopedia to learn more. It is indeed impressive to learn that Cook's crew was made up partially of gentlemen scholars who set out to further the world's knowledge not only of geography, but astronomy (observing the Venus pass before the sun), botany, zoology, medicine (being among the first to prevent an outbreak of scurvy) and cultural anthropology. The level of discipline and high standards of behavior demanded by Captain Cook were equally impressive. Told from the daily journal of an 11-year-old stowaway who has escaped an oppressive past, but through the skillful writing of Karen Hesse, the story is appealing to youngsters with an adventurous spirit. I would recommend this book to strong readers.

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Summary: You can almost smell the salt air...
Review: Hesse makes history come alive in this fictionalized journal based on the voyages of Capt. Cook and his sail 'round the world. Whether readers are drawn by the natural history, the adventure, or the diary format, all will become quickly immersed in this richly detailed story about a stowaway on a fantastic voyage.

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Summary: Stowaway
Review: I liked the book, which was based on a true story. Although it was a diary, it was written by an author and not someone who lived the story. I thought it was great how Karen wrote a true story from a children's point of view. I would definitely recommend this book.

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Summary: This book was great! I couldn't put it down!!
Review: I loved this book! It seemed so real, the problems in the story and how the characters solved them. I felt like I was there with the saliors! I think Karen Hesse should write a sequle!

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Summary: One of the Best!
Review: I really liked "Stowaway" by Karen Hesse. It was funny, sad, and informational all at the same time. The parts about the Gentlemen and their botanizing made me laugh out loud. I thought the book was put together really well, too. The endpaper was creative and interesting. This is a really great book and would interest fans of history as well as adventurous readers. It's great for both boys and girls.

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Summary: Stowaway By Karen Hesse
Review: I think Stowaway by Karen Hesse was the best book I have ever read. Stowaway is about a boy named Nicholas Young who stows
-away on a ship called Endeavour.The crew on this ship go to islands botanizing.(study of plants and animals.) Nicholas and the crew are on this ship for two years ,and a lot of adventures and surprises.I hope you read this book because it is the most exciting,adventurousand surpising book I have ever read!!!!

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Summary: An extreme adventure
Review: I think Stowaway is an excellent book.It's full of adventure and drama.It's a complete journey wrapped up in a book.It's also really suspenseful because you never know what's going to happen on Nick's ,the main character,adventure!I reccomend this book to any thrill seekers.Even though It's about a boy , I'm sure any adventurous girl would love to read this book.

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Summary: The very best book ever
Review: I think Stowaway is one of the very best books I have ever read. The reason I think Stowaway is so good is because of all the adventures Nick and the shipmen took while they explored the world.