Black Duck Audiobook

" This story is set in New England in the 1920s. During Prohibition, smuggling alcohol was a huge black market that otherwise respectable people participated in. When 14-year-old Ruben and his best friend Jeddy find a murdered body washed up on the beach, they become involved, too. "

" Great YA novel. Lots of mystery! "

" i read it and it was awsome. the ending was good and the story build up was better. read it "

" I really liked the story. "

" I loved this book. It was interesting and had a lot of detail. I think the author did a good job showing what it would've been like living during the Prohibition era. I learned from this book that it is not good to break the law becuase people could get hurt or killed. The character that I relate to the most is Ruben because I like adventure. I reccomend this book to anybody who wants to read about the Prohibition. "

" It was an alright book. "

" It's a pretty good book, but it only seems to get moving in the end. The beginning is kind of boring. "

" Woah there! Ruben and Jed find a dead body, a victim of prohibition gang wars, in a ditch. Soon, they can't help to get involved. A gripping historical novel. "

" This is a childrens book but I am really enjoyed it. Surprisingly it has enough suspense to keep me up for hours reading it! "

" Great little historical fiction about alcohol smuggling off of Rhode Island during Prohibition. Good characters. More bittersweet than some YA stuff--it's good for you. If you like YA historical fiction, I think you'll like this one. "

" Such a great book for boy young adults, with a fast paced rum running theme. "

" This book really gets a reader's interest at the very beginning, but then the suspense subsides picking up again toward the end. A book for mature middle school students who enjoy would enjoy reading/learning about prohibition. "

" This is a 2009 Rebecca Caudill. It seems like rather unusual material for a Caudill choice. It is about rumrunners during Prohibition. I liked it better than some of the other RC books this year because the subject is unique. "

" I read this aloud with two of my 7th grade classes. It had come highly highly recommended, but it didn't wow me. It was about 50/50 with the kids. Actually it was the first thing I've EVER read on Prohibition! I usually really like this author. "

" OMG I LOVE IT "

" kids....and booze bootleggin', what could be cooler.....well, a history in prohibition of course. I enjoyed this interesting take on actual events. "

" Not my normal genre, but nicely drawn characters with plenty of fascinating historical facts woven in. "

" This could have been a really neat story of a rarely-told episode from our nation's history. But it felt like it needed another edit to concentrate on the plot and characterization and remove some of the chaff. "

" I liked this book and i am sure you would to. This book is fun and has a great story. The characters in this book have to face lots of obstacles which are not easy ones. Also there are some parts that are sad and parts that are funny and enjoyable. I would recommend this to all boys and girls. "

" It has been a while since I have read this book. It was an interesting book. It was not a bad read. "

" Virginia Readers' Choice Middle School title 08-09 "

" This is a good historical book that history buffs will like! It is set in the 1920's during the Prohibition time, and there are alot of alchohol smugglers out there!! "

" is so stupid "

" This is a good children's literature book about rum-running during the prohibition. It was an interesting topic. I am not sure it is a children's topic, but it was well written and interesting. So four stars for a Children's Book. "

" This was a great book. It was about the smuggling of achohol on martha's vineyard. I liked this especially because I visit Martha's Vineyard often. "

" I really liked the historical angle of this. "

" A great "boy book" with well-paced adventure/mystery/history of Prohibition days on the R.I. coast. "

" Great book about those who pirated alcohol during prohibition in order to help their families survive the beginnings of the depression. This book has lots of action when mobsters and the coast guard come face to face with locals in a small town. "

" It's a great book and items worth reading:) I love it :) "

" Listened to this on CD. It was a very intertaining story set in two times, now and 1929. A young man interviews an older man who knew first hand the story of the Black Duck, a boat used in rum running during prohibition. <br/>Very enjoyable. "

" i really liked this book because it was a very cool topic to begin with and i love the way janet taylor lisle wrote it as a flashback with a boy interviewing him for a school project and it just made me want to read more and more as he continued to go back for more information. "

" This book would have gotten a higher rating if I had liked the David parts better. The perspective in those sections annoyed me. I realize why Lisle did it, to make the story of Reuben less confusing, but I didn't like it at all. "

" I liked this book. I thought it was good and I enjoyed all the mystery. I didn't think t was that bad and I recommend to mystery lovers and historical fiction people!!! "

" I really liked the historical angle of this. "

" The first chapter is slow but then it really picks up and becomes both a riviting story and interesting historical fiction. Obviously I am on a roll reading Juvenile and Young Adult fiction. "

" Let's look at S.U.C.K. <br/><br/>Stupid<br/>Uninteresting <br/>Crazy <br/>Killing <br/> <br/>And that's my review. "

" This book is very interesting and i am almost finished<br/> "

" Great YA novel. Lots of mystery! "