The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower
The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower captures a pivotal moment in American history in precise and exquisite detail, from the light on the froth of a breaking wave to the questioning voice of a teen in a new world.
Leaving the docks of London on the Mayflower as an indentured servant to Pilgrim John Carver, John Howland little knew that he was embarking on the adventure of a lifetime. By his great good fortune, John survived falling overboard on the crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, and he earned his keep ashore by helping to scout a safe harbor and landing site for his bedraggled and ill shipmates.
Would his luck continue to hold amid the dangers and adversity of the Pilgrims’ lives in New England?
- About the author: Patrick James Lynch (born 2 March 1962), known professionally as P. J. Lynch, is an Irish artist and illustrator of children’s books. He won both the 1995 and 1997 Kate Greenaway Medals from the British Library Association, recognizing the year’s best children’s book illustration by a British subject.
