Review: Makes me want to stowaway!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 21, 2013
First off, I love the fact that the author intends to write a series of US historical novels that are accessible for younger readers. Those of you who follow my reviews know that I get a lot of books for various nieces and nephews, and I was happy to introduce them to this adventure story - that also happens to be educational (shhhh).Stowaway begins in Amsterdam, and it tells us something about the culture there in those days. Than it moves on to becoming an adventure and coming-of-age story for young Alfred. With descriptions so clear, I could picture it all my mind, I found this book a real "page-swiper" or "page-turner" as we used to say back in the old days.I would suggest this book for anybody from a mature older elementary or middle grade aged grade kid to an adult (hey, I liked it). In fact, I think this series would make a great mini-series on TV or something. I absolutely intend to follow this series and also follow Jerry Beller as an author.