Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen

When a ship is thrown off course and its adult crew lost at sea a fifteen-year-old boy must step up to command. Facing mutiny treacherous foes and the uncharted dangers of Africa's western coast he learns that leadership is not about age but about courage intelligence and moral resolve. This thrilling adventure combines high-seas drama with themes of responsibility endurance and the ethics of colonial encounters. Fast-paced and full of danger it's a coming-of-age story wrapped in the suspense and vision of a master storyteller. A tale of heroism born in crisis.