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Summary Of Stapleton's Stapleway
In the historical fiction book, Shackleton's Stowaway by Victoria Mckernan tells the the storey of the Shackleton Exhibition to Antarctic in 1914. The main character in this book is a tough kid named Perce Blackborow he is an 18 year old with lots of determination and drive. In the beginning of the book peirce and his friend see an job opening on Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, this is a huge opportunity for both of them so they both try out for the job, but only one of them make it and it's not Perce. After Perce in turned down he goes to Ernest hackleton to plead for a spot on the ship and is granted the job to look after the dogs on the ship until they depart for the expedition. The day before the ship departs Perce’s determination overpowers

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