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Nightbirds on Nantucket is a children's novel by Joan Aiken, first published in 1966. Taking place in an alternate history, the story presents the further adventures of Dido Twite, an eleven-year-old Victorian tomboy, aboard a whaling ship and in Nantucket.
- Joan Aiken
- 1966
Oct 25, 1999 · Nightbirds on Nantucket Paperback – October 25, 1999. by Joan Aiken (Author) 4.5 124 ratings. Book 3 of 11: Wolves Chronicles. See all formats and editions. Having had enough of life on board the ship that saved her from a watery grave, Dido Twite wants nothing more than to sail home to England.
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- 1966
- Joan Aiken
- Joan Aiken
Rescued from the North Sea by the whaler Sarah Casket, Dido eventually finds herself on Nantucket, where she must cope with her whiny young companion, Dutiful Penitence, and a harsh task master named Aunt Tribulation. Uncowed and unimpressed, Dido is more than a match for her adversary.
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Nightbirds on Nantucket Hardcover – June 1, 1966. by Joan Aiken (Author), Robin Jacques (Illustrator) 4.5 116 ratings. Book 3 of 11: Wolves Chronicles. See all formats and editions. Kindle. $7.99 Read with our free app. Hardcover. $17.53 13 Used from $5.89 1 Collectible from $98.00. Paperback. $5.99 13 Used from $1.46 3 Collectible from $20.76.
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- Joan Aiken
Jun 19, 2023 · Nightbirds on Nantucket by Joan Aiken. Publication date 1966-01-01 Publisher Doubleday Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks Contributor Internet ...
Nine-year-old Dido befriends Dutiful Penitence, daughter of a nineteenth-century whaling-ship captain, and ends up on Nantucket amid villains intent on killing England's apocryphal James III. The fate of an 11-year-old girl depends on the whimsy of a pink whale.
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