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'We had trained for emergencies. Every man knew how to launch a lifeboat. There were life jackets to save us, but no one said, "Oh, and this is what an exploding torpedo does, and here's what happens when the ship sinks under you. And the lights will be out, so you'll be in the dark"...' It is 1940, and war rages. With nothing to keep him at home, fifteen-year-old Adam Chisholm joins Britain's Merchant Navy. His first ship takes him on a stormy Atlantic convoy where he faces seasickness, submarines and shipwreck. In his remarkable journeys, Adam meets enemies face to face, and makes friends - some for a lifetime.
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Untitled
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 28 no. 1 2013; (p. 38, 40)
— Review of To Brave the Seas : A Boy at War 2013 single work novel -
[Untitled]
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 21 no. 2 2013; (p. 13)
— Review of To Brave the Seas : A Boy at War 2013 single work novel
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Untitled
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 28 no. 1 2013; (p. 38, 40)
— Review of To Brave the Seas : A Boy at War 2013 single work novel -
[Untitled]
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 21 no. 2 2013; (p. 13)
— Review of To Brave the Seas : A Boy at War 2013 single work novel
Awards
- 2014 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Younger Readers
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