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The Silver Hearted
Paperback, 213 pages, Consortium Book Sales & Dist, List Price: $14.95 | purchase
Book Summary
An unnamed narrator, charged with protecting a valuable load of cargo, seeks the help of sixteen-year-old sailor Topher to help him keep the mysterious cargo secure when his latest hideout is attacked and he must flee by boat from the riverfront city of "B."
Genres:
This book is about:
- Sea stories,
- Port cities,
- Avarice,
- Sailors,
- Suspense fiction,
- Fiction
NPR stories about The Silver Hearted
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