Funk Sets Sail: Dan Hilliard

Set sail with 13-year-old cabin boy Nathaniel Penn - or Funk, to his shipmates - on a whaler bound for the Cape Horn in the mid-19th century. This opening tale in the Funk series follows Penn's journey from scrubbing chamber pots on shore to scrubbing trypots on the high seas - not necessarily a great trade. This story is just shy of 4,000 words and gives young readers a chance to learn about New England history through Funk's eyes.