Jack Harvey’s Adventures

As his parents’ liner slips out of Baltimore, Jack Harvey is left alone on the pier. Before supper, a mooring line snaps—and Jack gets his first chance to show he can handle himself.

It is a November afternoon on Baltimore’s busy waterfront, and Jack has six months of freedom ahead while his parents sail for Europe. Drawn to a fleet of strange Chesapeake fishing boats, he acts fast when one breaks loose; a sharp-dressed stranger named Artie Jenkins is quick to praise him—and quicker to make him an offer. Jack is eager for action, but the schooner and its crew may hold more than an ordinary adventure. With oyster pirates in the waters and rival campers in the picture, how far will Jack’s first taste of freedom take him?

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