Thirteen-year-old Sam Witchall is forced to join the crew of a naval warship and is put in charge of carrying gunpowder to the men and cannons on the gun deck. Sam hears harsh stories about his job as a powder monkey and dreams of escaping servitude, even if it means execution.
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Horn Book Guide, 4/2006 School Library Journal, 11/2005 Voice of Youth Advocate, 10/2005
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