Black Duck
Black Duck by Janet Taylor Lisle, published by Penguin in September 2007, is a reprint edition comprising 256 pages. Set in the spring of 1929 during Prohibition, the story follows Ruben and Jeddy as they discover a dead body on the shore of their small coastal Rhode Island town. This event leads them to suspect a connection to liquor smuggling, drawing them into a dangerous world filled with rival bootlegging gangs.
Readers will find themselves immersed in a narrative that combines elements of mystery and adventure, as Ruben, Jeddy, and Jeddy’s sister, Marina, navigate the complexities of their situation. The plot unfolds with the boys becoming entangled in a conflict involving the elusive smuggling vessel, the Black Duck, and the perilous dynamics of the Prohibition era. This edition presents a historical perspective on juvenile fiction, exploring themes of law and crime within the context of early 20th-century America.
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It is spring 1929, and Prohibition is in full swing. So when Ruben and Jeddy find a dead body washed up on the shore of their small coastal Rhode Island town, they are sure it has something to do with smuggling liquor. Soon the boys, along with Jeddy’s strongwilled sister, Marina, are drawn in, suspected by rival bootlegging gangs of taking something crucial off the dead man. Then Ruben meets the daring captain of the Black Duck, the most elusive smuggling craft of them all, and it isn’t long before he’s caught in a war between two of the most dangerous prohibition gangs.
“Riveting mystery and nonstop adventure.” —School Library Journal
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