Stowaway Audiobook

" This book drug on FOREVER it seemed. Maybe it would have been okay as a reader, but as a read-aloud book it was just too much. "

" This was more master and commander than pirates of the carribean. It was told in a journal entry type reading. If I hadn't been listening to it on CD I don't know if I would have finished. Sailing is a rough and hard life. It was a good story and did have moments of excitement but overall was just a narrative that didn't really keep me. "

" It's always fun to see what form Karen Hesse's books might take from free prose in Out of the Dust to journal in Stowaway. The book is a fictionalized journal based on a real stowaway on an actual voyage of Captain James Cook. "

" Interesting, but slow (but then again, so was the 3 year around-the-world journey described). I'm not sure I would recommend it to my 5th grade students...but we might read excerpts during our exploration unit to get a picture of living on a ship. "

" This was a pretty good read as far as diary accounts go. Quite entertaining fiction. However it was somewhat narrow in its story and geared for a younger audience. Easy and quick book that doesn't take much thought or analysis. "

" me and my mom tried to read it but didn't succeed. too long/ boring im sorry Karen Hesse im sorry "

" This book was so boring that I just stopped reading it halfway through. It put me to sleep "

" 5 stars to me means that I want to own this book. And I do. For its genre - middle grade historical fiction - I thought it was fantastic. There was character development and growth, the story itself is fascinating, and I like the diary format. "

" Totally enjoy this story. "

" This was a good historical fiction told from the perspective of an 12-year-old stowaway on Captain Cook's boat Endeavor on his first journey around the world. It was interesting to see through his eyes all the adventures, hardships, and travels. "

" This book is filled with adventure and excitement. "

" An interesting read despite being a kid's book. I learned a lot! "

" Quite interesting, a little depressing, an enjoyable trip I am glad I did not really have to take! "

" One of the worst books I have ever read. Slow, boring, tedious, any other adjectives to describe wanting to tear the book to pieces. "

" I didn't like this book so much. The beginning good, the middle is boring, and the ending is sad. "

" Mediocre. Lots of historical background. "

" Pace was a bit too slow. Perhaps I should not venture a long sea voyage... Otherwise, filled with great details -- reader will certainly come away with knowledge of what it was like to be on Captain Cook's Endeavor. Useful appendices: glossary, ship's company and ship's itinerary. "

" Its great, but its slow in the begining. "

" This book was exciting and sad. I would recommend it to middle school students. "

" I thought it was a pretty good book. I don't know why he would stowaway on a ship and risk being killed, but otherwise, it was really good. "

" Wow, good book. Umm... learned a lot about sailing terms. This is probably the best historical fiction book I have ever read. About a boy named Nicholas that stows away on Endeavor and is found. He becomes an able-bodied sailer. "

" I read this book because it is by Karen Hesse, who is a good writer. This book was in diary form, and it was hard to sustain my interest. It is about the voyage by Captain Cook when he discovered australia. "