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The Voyage of Patience Goodspeed

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4 out of 5
Based on 135 Ratings and 41 Reviews

Book Description
October 1835. Patience Goodspeed, almost thirteen years old, departs from Nantucket aboard her father's whaling ship. Between kitchen duty and whale blubber stench, this voyage is far from a pleasure cruise. At least Papa lets Patience assist the ship's navigator since she's so good at calculations.

But the smooth sailing doesn't last long. Mutinous mates maroon most of the crew, including Pat... More

Book Information
PublisherTurtleback Books
BindingSchool & Library Binding (10 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages224
ISBN-100613969774
ISBN-13978-0613969772
Publication Date04/2004
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About Heather Vogel Frederick (Author) : Heather Vogel Frederick is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Heather Vogel Frederick include Much Ado About Anne, The Mother-Daughter Book Club, Calamity Wayne a... more
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