Thirteen-year-old Sophie sails across the Atlantic with uncles and cousins, facing sea challenges and buried family grief.
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Thirteen-year-old Sophie sails across the Atlantic with uncles and cousins, facing sea challenges and buried family grief.
The sea, the sea, the sea. It rolled and rolled and called to me. Come in, it said, come in. Thirteen-year-old Sophie is the only girl amongst the surly crew of The Wanderer made up of her three uncles and two cousins. They sail across the Atlantic toward England, the land of Bompie, her grandfather. The sea calls to Sophie -- promising adventure and the chance to explore and discover. But the personal journey she takes brings her deeper into a forgotten past than she ever knew she could travel ...
will contain mild spoilers
No romantic or sexual content present
Fish are caught, clubbed, and gutted for food
Mild language such as 'heck,' 'darn,' 'stupid,' and 'knuckleheaded doofus'
No substance use depicted
No LGBTQ+ characters or themes present
No religious themes present
No magic or witchcraft elements
No occult content present
No political or ideological messaging
No self-harm or suicide content
Sophie confronts grief and memories of a tragic family past
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