Synopses & Reviews
It is spring 1929, and Prohibition is in full swing. So when Ruben and Jeddy find a dead body washed up on the shore of their small coastal Rhode Island town, they are sure it has something to do with smuggling liquor. Soon the boys, along with Jeddys strongwilled sister, Marina, are drawn in, suspected by rival bootlegging gangs of taking something crucial off the dead man. Then Ruben meets the daring captain of the Black Duck, the most elusive smuggling craft of them all, and it isnt long before hes caught in a war between two of the most dangerous prohibition gangs.
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Lots of adventure and mystery. (VOYA)
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Lots of adventure and mystery. (VOYA)
Riveting mystery and nonstop adventure. (School Library Journal)
About the Author
Janet Taylor Lisle is the recipient of both the Newbery Honor Medal for Afternoon of the Elves and the prestigious Scott ODell Award for historical fiction for The Art of Keeping Cool. She lives in Rhode Island.