On the mysterious sailing ship The Traveling Restaurant, twelve-year-old Jasper Ludlow--by all accounts an ordinary boy--embarks on an adventure across Old Ocean and Lake Riversea in search of his baby sister. Jasper faces whirlpools, troublesome monkeys, and hungry pirates in this edge-of-your-seat tale of treachery, courage, and magic.
Author Biography
Barbara Else is the author of the award-winning children's novels The Traveling Restaurant, The Queen and the Nobody Boy, and The Volume of Possible Endings. Barbara lives in Wellington, New Zealand.
