Author
Charles Boardman Hawes
2 books here
The Great Quest
Middle grade · ages 8–12 · 820L · 2018
A genuinely old-fashioned adventure novel with period atmosphere and real stakes — substantial enough to feel earned, accessible enough that kids finish it and feel like they've traveled.
The Dark Frigate
Middle grade · ages 10–14 · 820L · 2018
A Newbery winner that holds up: genuinely gripping sea adventure with moral weight, literary language that doesn't talk down, and a protagonist who earns his agency through moral choice, not luck.