The 290 [Hardcover]

Scott O'Dell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1976

A shipyard apprentice finds high adventure aboard the S.S. Alabama, a Confederate ship which sails the Atlantic destroying Union vessels.

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About the Author

Scott O'Dell is the author of many timeless children's tales including Island of the Blue Dolphins, Zia, The King's Fifth, The Black Pearl, and Black Star, Bright Dawn. He was the first American to ever be awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Children's Literature. The Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction was created in his honor. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 118 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (Juv) (October 1976)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0395247373
• ISBN-13: 978-0395247372
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,476,939 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Scott O'Dell (1898-1989), one of the most respected authors of historical fiction, received the Newbery Medal, three Newbery Honor Medals, and the Hans Christian Andersen Author Medal, the highest international recognition for a body of work by an author of books for young readers. Some of his many books include The Island of the Blue Dolphins, The Road to Damietta, Sing Down the Moon, and The Black Pearl.

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars good book to read, August 21, 2011

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The 290 (Paperback)

just started this book as part of my summer reading and would recommend to other. Can't wait to finish it.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The 290 (A great book), March 23, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The 290 (Hardcover)

Summary: This story is about a man named William Bromley who is an architect, and recently built a ship named the 290 that he fell in love with at the very beginning. Unexpectedly, on the opening day for the 290, it was taken over, and brought out to sea. William decided to sail with the crew, and the trip was on!
Throughout the book, William and the other sailors on the 290 are sailing about the sea, and taking over different countries ships. During the time out at sea, William discovers that since he had left home many years ago, his father had been working as a slave trader in Port-au-Prince. He deceived the men there into thinking he had spoken with his father's partner and stowed away 250 slaves on his ship. He then left them in the Canary Islands so that they could live a happy life without being given orders. This book has action and sorrow, but to find out what happens next, you need to get this book, and read it.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The 290 A Disappointment, February 17, 2010

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This review is from: The 290 (Paperback)

This is a very thin little book. While it does stick to the facts to a point,the author has his character leave the ship for an extentded length of time and is therefore able to skip much of what happened to the Alabama. He does very little to develop the characters. I was sorry I wasted my time and money.


Bruce B.