Sea Cutter: Book I in The Chronicles of Nathaniel Childe

By Timothy C. Davis

Book Overview

It's 1771 and I've just gotten a secret message from Father who - all of New Bedford says - went down with his ship in the storm. I know I promised Mother not to put to sea without her permission, but what's more important - keeping a promise or finding Father? If you want to come with me, help me find a ship bound for the South Atlantic, and we'll search together for a legendary island, and Father. But watch out for a smelly, slim, oily-looking sailor with a tattoo of a viper coiled around his arm. We're going to leave him far behind...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1502707101
• ISBN13: 9781502707109
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.3" x 5.1"

Customer Reviews

In Search of Perlas Grandes

Nat is a young boy trying to find his father with the help of a family friend. However, despite his friend's help, Nat tries to find his father his own way by using deceit. He learns that his deceitfulness only hurts others. This book is full of suspense, action, and strange turns of events. It held my fifth grade class in rapt attention! This is a "must read" to children!

A suspenseful adventure that teaches the ends of deceit

This book gives a thrilling account of a young boy looking for his supposedly late father. He uses a treasure map that leads him to find his father. Nat, the main character, uses a family friend to be a means to an end. All the while Nat is tracked by a vilenous man set on killing Nat's father. This is a great book that teaches the consequences of lying and deceit, and adds the compassionate love of a friend as a good balance overall.

Very adventuresome and wholesome book about the human spirit

From the beginning the book provided action and suspense. It had several twists in the story that I was not expecting. I would recommend to younger readers 8-18. This book will teach values and consequences.