Based on John Adams' journal, Stephen Krensky's action-packed historical novel is a riveting account of a true-life secret voyage to France. Join John Adams and his ten-year-old son John Quincy as they board the 24-gun frigate Boston on a blustery February day in 1778. They brave towering seas, lethal warships, devastating lightning, and shattering timbers to finish their covert mission. " the story offers a stirring account of life aboard ship, spiced with details from the voyage." -Booklist
