After his father is killed fighting for the Union, thirteen-year-old Tom Carroll takes a job at a Brooklyn ironworks to support his family. He quickly learns that they are building an ironclad "unsinkable" ship to be called the Monitor to finally sink the Confederates' "unsinkable" ship, the Merrimac.
This is a brilliantly written description of a major sea battle through the eyes of a teenaged boy who both helped build the Monitor and fought on it.
Audiobook details
GenreChildren's Literature
Length3 hrs 11 mins
Narrated byTyler Greenlaw
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateOct 1, 2011
LanguageEnglish
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About the author
Avi
Avi is the author of
more than fifty books for children and young adults, including the 2003 Newbery Medal winner Crispin: The Cross of Lead.
Along with his two Newbery Honors, he has won many other awards for his
fiction. He lives with his family in Denver.View all by Avi
