{"product_id":"the-stowaway-robert-hough-9781611457377","title":"The Stowaway","description":"With the suspense of a thriller and the moral resonance of a Joseph Conrad classic, \u003ci\u003eThe Stowaway\u003c\/i\u003e is an adventure story of the highest caliber, a profound tale of good and evil all the more moving because it is based on actual events. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen two Romanian stowaways show themselves on the container ship\u003ci\u003e Maersk Dubai\u003c\/i\u003e one day into its passage across the Atlantic Ocean, bosun Rodolfo Miguel escorts them to his captain, assuming they'll be fed and put to work. To his horror, and that of the rest of the crew, the officers order the men to be put onto a flimsy raft, which in an instant is sucked under the frigid, unforgiving water. Over the next few weeks, the crew is divided between those loyal to the officers and those who cannot accept what they have seen. When on a later voyage a third stowaway is found, and then another, they're forced to come to terms with the earlier murders and, at the risk of their own lives, act for good or evil. Intercut with these events is the backstory of the desperate stowaways, forced to flee their impoverished country in search of a better life. The powerful resolution of these two narratives, of the stowaways and the crew, makes for a tense and heart-pounding tale of murder, fear, and courage on the high seas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Hough\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1611457378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611457377\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcade Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e44830 \/ Stowaway\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Robert Hough","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447953371391,"sku":"9781611457377","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_41c35a80-3a0f-49a2-9782-dd9ebe0301f0.jpg?v=1777235923","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-stowaway-robert-hough-9781611457377","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}