title: I, Walter
author: Hartner, Mike
description: In a country and a time where favor and politics were both deadly, can an honest boy stay true to himself? Especially given his family background?
  
  Walter Crofter was born in Elizabethan England, the youngest son of a poor family. After watching his father's fall and the suffering it caused Walter learns from a young age that favor is fleeting. Young Walter leaves home to find his own way and is swept away on one of the ships in service to the crown.
  
  The seas are full of dangers, from unforeseen storms to brutal pirates. During one of Walter's many sea voyages he encounters a girl who will change his fortune. But in order to survive in a world where favor can bring a man a lifetime of good fortune or destroy him in the blink of an eye, Walter must stay true to himself and his values.
  
  Walter faces the question we all face, are we what we are born into or can we become more?
  I, Walter
   is a tale of love, courage, and adventure.
  Awards:
   First Place Category Winner in Adventure/Young Adult in the Chaucer Awards 2013
  First Place Category Winner in Tweens Adventure in the Dante Rossetti Awards 2013