Murder Afloat

by Jane Leslie Conly

Benjamin Franklin Orville is a boy who wants for nothing. He has his own pony, and he's caught the eye of the charming girl next door. He doesn't have a care in the world--until the day his mother sends him to market to get a chicken for dinner. Suddenly Benjy is caught up in a scuffle, kidnapped with a group of immigrants, and forced to work aboard the Ella Dawn--one of the most ill-reputed oystering vessels in Baltimore. He tries to plead his case,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1423104161
• ISBN13: 9781423104162
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7