In the summer of 1971, Jack Gantos, an aspiring writer, looking for adventure and tuition for college agrees to help crew a boat loaded with 2,000 lbs. of hash from St. Croix to New York in exchange for $10,000. Story tells how he ended up accepting the offer which ultimately landed him in federal prison.

Used as part of a unit with ESL high schoolers. Has sexual content - prison rape. (Spring 2006)

What a sweet little children's book. Nothing revolutionary or particularly insightful, but funny and kind in a way that children's books should be.
I was annoyed at reading some reviews that objected to the "swear words"- the word Hell is used to describe war. She even points out it is a swear word to underscore the seriousness of the statement.
A cute book, not adventurous but I enjoyed.