MacLean uses everyone's last name, and spoiler wise-the main and bad guys character last names are almost identical-as well as his inability to follow basic speech etiquette. So after reading it, it actually still holds up! The only confusion I had as an adult reader was trying to figure out who everyone was, as far as minor or major characters. We will see if it holds up to the memory. I vaguely remember the story as a Liberty Ship working as a floating hospital ship gets the tar blown out of it in the beginning, and there's sabotage a plenty, plus some interesting descriptions of decapitations and German spies. And where that version ended up I have no idea. The cover is in better shape than what mine looked like ( I think my guinea pig chewed some of it when I left it too close to the cage), but I could swear the spine has the same rubbed out spots as the one I had. I'm thinking I got it as a present or even bought it at one of those Weekly Reader/Scholastic book fairs (remember those?) Must have gotten it around 11 or 12 years old? Found it today at Goodwill and didn't hesitate to pick it up. I had this book as a kid-probably read it a thousand times growing up.
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