October 1835. Patience Goodspeed, almost thirteen years old, departs from Nantucket aboard her father's whaling ship. Between kitchen duty and whale blubber stench, this voyage is far from a pleasure cruise. At least Papa lets Patience assist the ship's navigator since she's so good at calculations.
But the smooth sailing doesn't last long. Mutinous mates maroon most of the crew, including Patience's father and brother, on a deserted island. Can Patience rescue everyone before it's too late?

 

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 224 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Simon & Schuster .

Heather Vogel Frederick lives in Portland Oregon. She is married with two teenage sons.