"Murphy Shepherd lives alone, doing maintenance work for a church that no one attends and trying to heal from scars gained rescuing others who dwell in the margins. His specialty is finding young girls bought and sold in the flesh trade, and leading them from brokenness to freedom, but Shepherd thinks he has given everything he has and it may be time to retire. His hermetic healing process is interrupted when he rescues a woman named Summer in Florida's...

Twelve-year-old Hazel Rothbury stows away aboard the Titanic and, with the help of a porter named Charlie and a first-class passenger named Sylvia, she sets out to explore the great ship, uncovering a haunting mystery--until the ship hits an iceberg and she must fight to save herself and her friends.

In 1912, orphaned Irish street musician Jonathan Harker accidentally stows away on the Titanic, where he is befriended by Wallace Hartley, called "the bravest man in the world" for playing violin with the band as the Titanic sank. Includes historical note.

Princess Delia must marry in order to secure an alliance and save her failing planet but, hoping for true love, she steals a spaceship and finds Aidan, a handsome stowaway, aboard in this retelling of Cinderella. Princess Delia's duty is to choose a prince to marry, secure an alliance, and save her failing planet. She secretly dreams of true love, and feels there must be a better way. So she steals a spaceship to avoid the marriage, only to discover...

"When Bagels sneaks aboard a no-dogs-allowed cruise ship, Josh and his little sister Becky have to keep him a secret. But then an onboard mystery begins to unfold. Can Bagles help crack the case?"--Back cover.

"Hope doesn't want to listen to her father's stories about his voyages at sea. SHe wants to be part of those stories! Now's her chance.... She will stow away on Papa's ship. But look! the wind has picked up, and the sky is darkening. Batten down the hatches! Could there be such a thing as an adventure that is too exciting? Join high-spirited Hope on a trip of alifetime in this exquisitely illustrated picture book that also captures the love between...

A mouse stowaway on NASA's first human mission to Mars becomes a hero when one of the landing craft's engines fails. Includes facts about Mars.

"Sometimes I forget that my Mum is dead. But that is probably better than remembering. When Frankie's mother dies, the six-year-old comes up with a plan: go to France, find a police station, and ask the officers to ring his father--and so begins Giller-nominated Pauline Holdstock's eighth novel. Narrated in turns by Frankie, who likes cheese, numbers, the sea when it's pink and "smooth like counting, " and being alone when he feels bad, and a cast...

Planning an evening's entertainment, Arthur Gordon Pym and a drunken friend set out to sea in a rickety boat. They hear a loud secream just before they are violently tossed to the bottom of the vessel. When Pym later awakes, he finds himself on the deck of a large whaling ship--embarking on a thrilling journey that would take him to strange islands not found on any map.

"Judge Luisa Alverez sees beyond her wealthy Latin American roots and strives to help Venezuela live by the rule of law. But robber-baron Hector Pardo knows how to deal with a judge who can't be bought. When bent police attack her doorman and chase her into the dark night, she flees in desperation to the nearby harbor and hides aboard a small sloop. The next morning, she awakens far out at sea and demands that the ship's captain take her to the nearest...