Thirteen-year-old Tom Carroll takes his place as head of the family after his father dies fighting for the Union; but his job at the local ironworks, where he helps build an iron ship for the Union army, and his loyalty come into question when he is approached by Confederate spies to sell secrets about the ship to the South.
year: 2007, 2009
call number/section: 1000, 6
subjects: armored vessels, juvenile fiction, hampton roads, battle of, va., 1862, historical fiction, war stories, united states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, juvenile fiction, monitor (ironclad), fiction, spy stories, brooklyn (new york, n.y.), fiction, naval operations, 1861-1865, civil war
Editions
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Hyperion Books for Children (2007)
Thirteen-year-old Tom Carroll takes his place as head of the family after his father dies fighting for the Union; but his job at the local ironworks, where he helps build an iron ship for the Union army, and his loyalty come into question when he is approached by Confederate spies to sell secrets about the ship to the South.
Schools: 38
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Hyperion Books for Children (2009)
Tom is caught between working on the Monitor ship and giving spies information about the Monitor.
Schools: 1
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Schools: 1