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Shearer, Alex.
Sea legs /
Alex Shearer.
1st U.S. ed.
New York :
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers,
2005.
309 p. ;
22 cm.
"First published in Great Britain in 2003 by Hodder Children's Books"--T.p. verso.
Twin brothers Eric and Clive are ready for adventure on the high seas, so instead of staying with their grandparents yet again, they stow away on the cruise ship on which their father serves as Senior Steward. "How do you mean -- 'just go anyway,' Clive?" I asked. "I mean, we could just sort of sneak on board," Clive said, "when no one is looking. And then sort of find ourselves an empty cabin somewhere and just sort of settle down for the trip. I mean, let's face it, it has to be better than looking at that big corduroy patch on the bottom of Granddad's trousers." With that, twins Eric (older and considerably wiser by about five minutes) and Clive hatch a plan to stow away on a luxury cruise liner, where their dad is the Senior Steward. How can their scheme possibly fail? Okay, so Clive is a compulsive liar, with a tendency toward disastrous mishaps, but it's worth the risk. All they have to do is stay out of Dad's way and stay out of trouble -- for three whole weeks. From the moment the ship leaves the dock, readers will be laughing out loud at this rip-roaring comedy on the high seas.
Ages 10-14.
20170101.
A Junior Library Guild selection.
Stowaways
Fiction.
Stowaways
Juvenile fiction.
Cruise ships
Fiction.
Cruise ships
Juvenile fiction.
Twins
Fiction.
Twins
Juvenile fiction.
Brothers
Fiction.
Brothers
Juvenile fiction.
Single-parent families
Fiction.
Single-parent families
Juvenile fiction.
Adventure and adventurers
Fiction.
Action and adventure fiction.