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A young tortoise narrates the tale of his dangerous journey on a transportation ship bound for Australia in 1861, and his friendship with a convict boy.Leopold, a young tortoise, is cruelly taken by sailors from his island home. All alone and frightened, he soon finds himself on board a convict ship bound for Australia, as the ship's mascot. He meets and is cared for, by a convict boy called Tom Carey. Tom has been unjustly convicted of a crime he didn't commit. As their friendship grows, Leopold discovers that Tom keeps a secret. And now his life is in danger. Will the kind Officer Meade help him?From the menacing prison guard on the ship, to a major catastrophe, the voyage to Australia becomes a matter of life or death for Tom and Leopold. Will they survive? And will Tom ever get back to England to clear his name?

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Susan Watson lives in Cheshire in the UK. She has done various jobs including being a secretary and a Marketing Manager. After she became a qualified teacher, she taught children of secondary school age with special educational needs. Her love of books really began after she had her first child, Victoria. The Ship's Mascot is her first novel.

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