Owen Pasquerly, barely 15, is supposed to be 17 or more to serve on a submarine in World War II. His friends get the exciting jobs of lookout and guiding the sub in a dive. Owen's stuck doing what he did back home: baking bread. "Where's the glory in that?" he wonders, even as he does what he's told to keep Captain Abbott's suspicions about his age from sending him home. Then again, maybe Owen never will get home. Maybe the U.S.S. MAKO, loaded with torpedoes for hunting Japanese ships, will itself become the hunted. But there's no "maybe" about it. Owen and his shipmates are in for the battle of their lives. And not everyone will survive.
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"Mary Cummings' entertaining and informative novel is sure to attract young readers ... information pages, such as ... 'how a submarine works.'" --Colonel Gordon W. Keiser, Naval Institute "Proceedings," June 2006, p. 85
"This book has a lot of feelings in it. It was sad when [X] died. But it was good." --Victor H., age 10 (email to author)
"Wow! What a neat book!" --Dan D., WWII submarine veteran (letter to author)
"This book has a lot of feelings in it. It was sad when [X] died. But it was good." --Victor H., age 10 (email to author)
"Wow! What a neat book!" --Dan D., WWII submarine veteran (letter to author)
About the Author
Mary Cummings wrote and researched AND THE BAKER'S BOY WENT TO SEA with the help of sixteen WWII submarine veterans. She is also the author of magazine stories for young people in "Cricket" magazine, and has a picture book for ages 8 - 13 forthcoming in fall 2006, entitled THREE NAMES OF ME.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect for adventure-starved boys!,
This review is from: And the Baker's Boy Went to Sea (Hardcover)
Vivid characters, edge-of-the-seat tension, a compelling story - AND THE BAKER'S BOY WENT TO SEA is an absolute dead-on account of how it really must have felt to live and serve in a submarine's sardine can-style quarters under the constant threat of lethal attack.
How DID a 15 year old boy manage to enlist for submarine duty in WW II ? Find out in this unique tale that will capture the attention and imagination of the adventure-starved boy (and anybody else) on your list!
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a sub vets must,
This review is from: And the Baker's Boy Went to Sea (Hardcover)
easy reading. brings back fond memories for old sub sailors
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