The Story of Captain Nemo
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The Story of Captain Nemo by Dave Eggers
"Don't you worry, son. Whatever it is that's been killing the sailors, I will kill it." In this science-fiction classic - reimagined by Dave Eggers in modern times, and from the point of view of the fourteen-year-old Consuelo - the famous oceanographer Pierre Arronax sets sail from New York. His aim: to hunt down a mysterious sea-monster which has been terrorising the oceans, wrecking ship after ship and causing countless deaths. But they discover an even stranger truth: the 'sea-monster' is in fact a submarine, captained by Nemo, and he is living in self-imposed exile in international waters. Consuelo and Arronax join Nemo on the submarine, and so begin their exciting adventures...
• 'Crisply gung-ho' Daily Telegraph
• 'A children's book of the year 2013' Time Out London
• 'Deliciously artful.. the best kind of story' Times Literary Supplement
• 'A children's book of the year 2013' Time Out London
• 'Deliciously artful.. the best kind of story' Times Literary Supplement
Dave Eggers is an award-winning author whose novels for adults include The Circle, The Monk of Mokha, and Heroes of the Frontier. His books for children include Her Right Foot, The Lifters, This Bridge Will Not Be Gray, and What Can a Citizen Do? He is the co-founder of 826 Valencia, a youth writing and tutoring centre in San Francisco that empowers young people through the written word and which has inspired similar centres all over the world. In 2018, Eggers co-founded The International Congress of Youth Voices, an annual gathering of 100 extraordinary young writers and activists.
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ISBN 13 | 9781782692089 |
ISBN 10 | 1782692088 |
Title | The Story of Captain Nemo |
Author | Dave Eggers |
Series | Save The Story |
Condition | Unavailable |
Binding type | Paperback |
Publisher | Pushkin Children's Books |
Year published | 2018-11-29 |
Number of pages | 104 |
Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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