The Left-Handed Fate

The year is 1812. War is raging between England and France and now the young United States has joined the fray. Can two young sailors and the philosophical teenager Max Ault stop the madness? When Ault hires the Left-Handed Fate, a British privateer ship, his mission is to do just that: stop the French by finding the two remaining pieces of a "remarkable thing that's going to change the course of the war." Armed with only his late father's notes on this elusive "thing," Max heads to Chesapeake Bay on the Fate, hoping to find the next piece of the mechanical device he's sure must be a powerful weapon designed to restore peace.

When the Fate is captured by the American frigate Amaranthine, Lucy Bluecrowne, daughter of the Fate's captain, decides to honor the deal her father made with Max and help him in his quest. With Frenchmen and a mysterious ship on their heels, Lucy and Max need to convince their new captain, 12-year-old Oliver Dexter, to help them. For Oliver, conspiring with enemy British sailors during a time of war could be considered treason, but wouldn't peace be worth it?

In The Left-Handed Fate, Kate Milford (Bluecrowne; The Boneshaker; Greenglass House) breathes life into the sails of 19th-century maritime adventure with perplexing mysteries, divided loyalties, heart-stopping action sequences and hints of romance. At turns humorous and heartbreaking, this delightful tale, told from multiple perspectives, keeps readers wondering what sort of weapon Max's device might be, and pondering the danger of such tremendous power. --Kyla Paterno, former children's & YA book buyer

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