{"product_id":"the-smugglers-isbn-9780440415961","title":"The Smugglers","description":"\"Steer clear of that ship,\" warns the mysterious gentleman who shares a coach with John and his father. \"Death she'll bring you,\" says the man. \"It's the way of a ship that was christened with blood.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is an ominous introduction to the schooner John is about to be entrusted with for a voyage to London. But he's too charmed by the pretty \u003ci\u003eDragon\u003c\/i\u003e to heed the advice. The ship looks clever and quick, and John can hardly wait to sail her. She was a smugglers' vessel once, but now she's his Dragon, and she'll proudly carry wool for honest trade.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut soon John will be forced to consider the gentleman's warning. And to wonder what he really knows about his bonny crew.\"Readers who devoured \u003ci\u003eThe Wreckers\u003c\/i\u003e will be eager to dig into this seafaring sequel.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A corking good nautical adventure.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[To] be devoured in a single sitting.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Full of vivid descriptions that are swarming with historical detail.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003eIain Lawrence is a journalist, travel writer, and avid sailor.I fetched a lantern and went right to the depths of the ship, where water, brown and fetid, slurped among the timbers. I went through the darkness in a circle of light, frightening cockroaches into shelter, hearing the groans and creaks of the hull as it worked. The places where I had to go were small and cramped, and I slithered through them as the lantern made the shadows zoom and tilt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd someone came behind me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen I stopped, he was silent. When I moved, so did he. I heard a faint creaking of wood as he crept up, closing the distance. He was quiet as a cat. And suddenly I felt a hand touch my shoulder. I cried out, startled, as he pushed me down against the hull.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"You're in danger, boy,\" said he.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI tried to lift myself, to turn and see him, but the sailor held me down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Watch yourself,\" he said. \"There's one aboard who'll kill you.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Who?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor a moment I only heard him breathing. He said, \"The one who seems least likely.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"But who?\" I asked again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe pressed harder on my shoulder. \"He'll want the dead man's secrets. See you keep them safe.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Who are you?\" I asked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A man you never saw.\" And then the hand was gone.","brand":"Yearling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304459718885,"sku":"NP9780440415961","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780440415961.jpg?v=1767741558","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-smugglers-isbn-9780440415961","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}