International Award Novel.--

Author: (USA) Aifei
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Publish Date: 2004-01-22
Features: About the achievements and praise of this book: Newbery Honor Book, one of the 100 best children's books recommended by the American "How to Choose the Right Books for Children" guide. A thirteen-year-old girl from the upper class of the United States. In 1832, she boarded her father's company's cargo ship, the "Sea Eagle," returning from England to her hometown in the United States, preparing to reunite with her family. However, the captain of the "Sea Eagle," Captain Schalkley, was a seemingly gentle and noble man in appearance but actually a cruel and tyrannical sadist. As a result, the sailors who suffered under his rule secretly plotted revenge. Shaloe gradually discovered this truth, and her deeply ingrained class concepts began to crumble, while also realizing that the seemingly dirty sailors actually had kind hearts. This voyage not only turned her values upside down but also allowed her to discover her psychological and physiological potential, no longer limiting herself to the role of a woman defined by "patriarchy."
In the summer of 1832, when the upper-class thirteen-year-old girl, Thoreau, boarded the Sea Eagle alone bound for the United States, she was unaware that she would embark on an exhilarating transatlantic journey. During the voyage, the sailors were secretly planning a mutiny. At first, Thoreau stood on the side of the noble and elegant Captain Schalkley, but gradually, after realizing his cruel nature, she resolutely joined the sailors' ranks. Soon, she became entangled in a strange murder case, was tried, and was sentenced to death, but with her courage and wisdom, she managed to escape.
When the Sea Eagle finally arrived at its destination, she had become the captain who led the entire crew. However, when she finally returned to her parents after enduring countless hardships, she found that she no longer fit into the familiar world she once knew. Where will she go from here? This book won the Newbery Honor Book in 1991.