In 1627 a shipload of children makes its way to the colony of Jamestown. The children are not passengers, but cargo to be sold into servitude. Only two people aren't detestined for this sad fate—Kimberly Hollis and her mother, who are sailing to America to join Kimberly's father. The voyage won't be easy—not only is the main hold dirty and crowded with homeless children, the crew of the ship will have to battle a fierce storm and a pirate seeking revenge.

Award-winning author Angela Elwell Hunt writes for both children and adults. Her books number over seventy titles and include The Keepers of the Ring Series, When Your Parents Pull Apart, The Cassie Perkins Series, and the best-selling Tale of Three Trees. Angela and her husband, Gary, an ordained minister, live in Florida.