It is known that in the summer of 1768, Captain James Cook sailed from
England on H.M.S Endeavour, beginning a three-year voyage around the
world on a secret mission to discover an unknown continent at the bottom
of the globe. What is less known is that a boy by the name of Nicholas
Young was a stowaway on that ship.
Newbery winner Karen Hesse re-creates Cook's momentous voyage through
the eyes of this remarkable boy, creating a fictional journal filled
with fierce hurricanes, warring natives, and disease, as Nick discovers
new lands, incredible creatures, and lifelong friends