Transatlantic Voyage: J.C. Van Winkler's Adventure Series Vol. 9

Meet J.C. van Winkler and SmittyTransatlantic Voyage is a part of the award-winning J.C. van Winkler Adventure/Fantasy Series. J.C. van Winkler (a normal 16-year-old teenager) and her friend, Smitty the ghost, are thrust back into time, finding a new and incredible adventure during the 1846 Potato Blight of Ireland. With Europeans trying to escape starvation by going to America, the twosome must save some stowaways on the ship Perseverance, bound for New York City. Helping the stowaways, though, is not the only adventure on this journey. Murder on board the ship keeps J.C. and Smitty on their toes, looking for the guilty party and hoping that there are no more victims. Watching the destitute immigrants, helping with their perils, and befriending the O'Neals on board are all part of "the plan" for the two. Their final trail aboard the Perseverance is to get four unregistered and illegal stowaways off the ship unnoticed. As they arrive in the New World, Smitty and J.C.'s work is not done. Finding a place to live other than the dangerous, gang-laden Five Points of New York City is first on their list. In search of a new location, they must travel up the Hudson River and through the majestic purple hills and valleys of New England towards the city of Chicago, where their future awaits them. J.C. van Winkler Adventure/Fantasy SeriesAs always, this J.C. van Winkler novel is packed with excitement, history, and spell-binding adventure for the young readers. The series has received numerous awards in the past eight years and Transatlantic Voyage is a "must-have" in the series.