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Jack Holborn Jack Holborn Leon Garfield Abandoned as a baby and brought up on parish charity, Jack Holborn longs to leave cold-hearted England. So he stows away on a ship bound for Africa, but discovers, too late, that he has fallen in wit… OL10538197W
Mystery of the secret stowaway Mystery of the secret stowaway Joan Lowery Nixon Hoping to join his father who is working in Mexico, eleven-year-old Joe stows away on a cruise ship by passing as a member of a large family on board. OL15130621W
Losers in Space Losers in Space John Barnes **In 2129 no one has to work for a living.** But there *is* one job people would kill for: **PROFESSIONAL CELEBRITY.** **The girl:** Susan Tervaille, 16-year-old daughter of a famous actor. … OL16537813W
No Safe Place No Safe Place Deborah Ellis Finalist for the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award Orphaned and plagued with the grief of losing everyone he loves, fifteen-year-old Abdul has made a long, fraught journey from his … OL16574250W
Kaspar the Titanic cat Kaspar the Titanic cat Michael Morpurgo,Michael Foreman Fourteen-year-old Johnny Trott, a bell-boy at London's Savoy Hotel in 1912, becomes caregiver to Kaspar Kandinsky, the Prince of Cats, and soon the two are stowing away on the Titanic, where they are… OL16596995W
Black Notice Black Notice Patricia Cornwell An intriguing Dr Kay Scarpetta novel which will take Kay an ocean's breadth away from home. The case begins when a cargo ship arriving at Richmond, Virginia's Deep Water Terminal from Belgium is disc… OL17393251W
Making waves Making waves Tawna Fenske "She always wanted to belong ... just not to a dysfunctional pirate crew. Juli has trouble fitting in, though she'd prefer to keep the reasons to herself. But when she mistakenly stows away on a ship… OL17769457W
Merrie (Sunfire #25) Merrie (Sunfire #25) Vivian Schurfranz She's run away to become a part of history, and to fall in love. It will take everything she had to survive the first year at Plymouth Colony. Stowing away aboard the Mayflower to escape an arranged … OL1865583W
The stowaway The stowaway Julie Sibony,Laurie Gwen Shapiro The spectacular, true story of a scrappy teenager from New York's Lower East Side who stowed away on the Roaring Twenties' most remarkable feat of science and daring: an expedition to Antarctica. It … OL19729654W
Mousetronaut goes to Mars Mousetronaut goes to Mars Mark E. Kelly A mouse stowaway on NASA's first human mission to Mars becomes a hero when one of the landing craft's engines fails. Includes facts about Mars. A mouse stowaway on NASA's first human mission to Mars… OL19969837W
Take back the skies Take back the skies Lucy Saxon To escape from a planned arranged marriage, teenaged Cat Hunter disguises herself as a boy and stows away on a smuggler's airship where she discovers a world of excitement and adventure. To escape f… OL19980915W
Far from Home Far from Home Km Peyton Passion, courage and determination burn brightly in Roman servant-girl Minna's final heart-rending adventure. When Minna's true love Theo sets off north to battle, commanding an army that includes… OL20336725W
Under nameless stars Under nameless stars Christian Schoon Zenn Scarlett's novice year of exoveterinarian training on Mars isn't going quite to plan ... After facing a plot to destroy her school and its menagerie of alien patients, could things get worse? Ye… OL20894715W
A new world A new world Stephen Rabley A Viking boy named Magnus stows away on Leif Eriksson's voyage to America, and while in the new world he leaves two dolls in a cave, where they are found a thousand years later by Molly Baker. OL24288588W
Sea Legs Sea Legs Alex Shearer Twin brothers Eric and Clive are ready for adventure on the high seas, so instead of staying with their grandparents yet again, they stow away on the cruise ship on which their father serves as Senio… OL2716809W
Stowaway to Texas Stowaway to Texas Ethel L. Evey After his father is unjustly arrested in New Orleans, a young boy stows away on a ship bound for Texas, in order to get help from his family, and experiences various adventures along the way. OL2906497W
Seaward born Seaward born Lea Wait In 1805, a thirteen-year-old slave and his friend make a dangerous escape from Charleston, S.C. and stowaway to head north toward freedom. OL5713245W
Port of spies Port of spies James, Brian The young pirates-in-training list suspicious things in the port city of King's Island while running errands for Rotten Tooth, but he dismisses their concerns, leaving the "wee pirate kids" on their … OL5746779W
Nim at Sea Nim at Sea Wendy Orr This time Nim's the fish-out-of-water as she stows away on a cruise ship to save her kidnapped sea lion friend. Accompanied by her likeable iguana, Fred, the island girl lands with a splash in Manhat… OL8025444W
The secret of Santa's island The secret of Santa's island Steve Breen Young Sam McGuffin stows away on Santa's sleigh one Christmas Eve, intending to visit the North Pole, but instead he discovers the secret island paradise where Santa and his elves vacation every year… OL8419179W
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