num_pages: 32
description: Tom likes fooling around and is rather good at it, much to the annoyance of his Aunt Fidget Wonkham-Strong. So one day this fearsome lady decides to teach Tom a lesson and summons Captain Najork and his Hired Sportsmen to play womble, muck and sneedball. Can it possibly end well for all concerned?
language: English
title: How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen
titlecomplete: How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen (Captain Najork #1)
genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Fantasy, Classics, Fiction, Humor
ratings_count: 376
series: Captain Najork
awards: awardedAt: 126259200000
name: Whitbread Award
category: Joint Children's Books, awardedAt: 189331200000
name: Zilveren Griffel
publisher: David R. Godine