BOOK DESCRIPTION

In this fact-based adventure, Takashi, a young Japanese boy is shanghaied aboard the Sindia, a sailing ship bound for New York at the turn of the century. As the Sindia heads for Cape Horn, Takashi’s love of sailing overcomes his homesickness and the hardships of a long journey... but nothing could prepare him for the climactic conclusion of his voyage along the New Jersey coast. This is a fictional adventure story based on an actual shipwreck that occurred in 1901 in Ocean City, New Jersey.

REVIEWS

“Recommended for readers ages 8 to 11, the attractively bound book may instead lodge in parents’ permanent collections. Adults will find themselves turning the pages beyond kids’ bedtimes. A bonus is the book’s afterword, ‘Fiction and Fact,’ a background and history of the Sindia from the construction of the vessel in Belfast, Ireland, in 1887 to its groans of destruction off Ocean City’s beach. Vintage pictures accompany the text.... Takaski’s Voyage is a gem of a souvenir for landlubbers and, for coastal dwellers, a closer look at a dramatic event from the past.”