Dick Sands the Boy Captain

“A boy of fifteen was now the only one left to command.”

Dick Sands taking charge at fifteen felt heavy. He really had to grow up in a single afternoon when the crew disappeared.

“The magnetic needle had been deflected.”

Mistaking Africa for South America is a terrifying way to realize you are lost. Negoro messed with the compass and changed their lives forever.

Cousin Benedict was always chasing bugs while everyone else fought for survival. It shows how passion can make you totally blind to danger.

The way the slave traders treated people in the jungle was brutal. It made the ocean storm feel small by comparison.