The Adventures of Swab Darby D.

By Wendy Barnes

Darby D. is excited to be starting at the United States Coast Guard Academy. Who cares that she will be living away from home and working hard? Not Darby No Darby is anything but scared, in fact she is excited. So excited that she's been dreaming about it for months and counting down the days until she begins her training. Once she completes her summer boot camp she will receive the best prize of them all; being able to sail on the famous ship The Eagle However, Darby finds herself in the midst of the most difficult summer of her life. Swab summer to be exact. She is faced with instructors that are terrible tormentors, endless marching, and the dreaded military bun. That's just day one With lots of pangs of homesickness, self-doubt and insecurity, Swab Darby D. begins to question whether she is capable of being a coastie. The dream of sailing on The Eagle seems a very distant one...Together with her two best friends, the trio learns to survive the trials of swab summer. Will Swab Darby D. and her shipmates be able to find the inner-strength they need to complete training and reach their dreams?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0578422069
• ISBN13: 9780578422060
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Bucketpay
• Length: 52 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 7 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 7