Jan Needle, Author McBooks Press $17.95 (320p) ISBN 978-0-935526-86-8
A promising first installment in a series of historical sea adventures by British writer Needle introduces readers to 14-year-old officer William Bentley and life aboard the ill-fated frigate Welfare during the Napoleonic Wars. The ship is helmed by
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Jan Needle, Author McBooks Press $16.95 (384p) ISBN 978-0-935526-95-0
The title refers to smuggling operations on England's coast during the 18th century, when customs men and smugglers battled over piles of booty. Now young midshipman William Bentley of the Royal Navy is up to his cutlass in plots, treachery and...
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Jan Needle, Author, Jan Needle, Other Fondo de Cultura Economica USA $8.99 (0p) ISBN 978-968-16-6069-7
YA-This translation of the 1993 novel (Penguin Books) leaves much to be desired, though the story itself is timeless. A timid boy is bullied beyond endurance by two nasty girls, misunderstood by his teachers, and undervalued by his mother. After
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