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Young Captain Nemo: The Door into the Deep

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by Jason Henderson


  But what would they say?

  “So,” Dad finally said, spreading his arms. “What do you think?”

  Ms. Kosydar looked at Peter, who was saying so much yes with his eyes that he was practically shining. “But what are you actually going to build?”

  “Here?” Gabriel’s mom looked up at the unbuilt tower with the sun shining through the bare metal columns. “Oh, I think you’ll be amazed.”

  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

  A lot went into the creation of Young Captain Nemo. I had a very simple goal to start with: I wanted to create the kind of story I would have loved as a young person, full of hints and Easter eggs that made the experience worthwhile. Throughout the book, you’ll find references to real things like the Eastern Pacific Garbage Patch, which is a nightmare we really do need to solve, and real organizations like the US Navy, NASA, and NOAA, as well as references to bits of lore from Jules Verne. For instance, the island base that the Nemos use is referred to here and shows up in the book The Mysterious Island. There are more hidden treasures, but it’s more fun not to tell.

  I’d like to thank the incredible talent and support of my agent, Moe Ferrara, who shows incredible patience while whipping manuscripts into shape, and my editor, Holly West at Feiwel and Friends, who gamely shepherded this project through its completion. I’m forever in your debt. A lot of this book is pure, unadulterated fantasy, and some is error. Whatever I got wrong is absolutely my own fault. Finally, I’d like to thank my wife, Julia, for her extreme patience, and my daughters, Katarina and Sophia, for inspiring me to create more stories for them. They make me want to be better at every turn.

  See you soon, because Gabriel Nemo will return.

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  Jason Henderson, author of Young Captain Nemo and the Alex Van Helsing series, earned his BA from the University of Dallas in 1993 and his JD from Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law in Washington, DC, in 1996. His popular podcasts Castle Talk and Castle of Horror feature interviews and discussion panels made up of bestselling writers and artists from all genres. Henderson lives in Colorado with his wife and two daughters. You can sign up for email updates here.

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  CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Notice

  Dedication

  Epigraph

  Prologue

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Chapter 8

  Chapter 9

  Chapter 10

  Chapter 11

  Chapter 12

  Chapter 13

  Chapter 14

  Chapter 15

  Chapter 16

  Chapter 17

  Chapter 18

  Chapter 19

  Chapter 20

  Chapter 21

  Chapter 22

  Chapter 23

  Chapter 24

  Chapter 25

  Chapter 26

  Chapter 27

  Chapter 28

  Epilogue

  Acknowledgments

  About the Author

  Copyright

  Copyright © 2019 by Jason Henderson

  A FEIWEL AND FRIENDS BOOK

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  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is printed in the hardcover edition as follows:

  Names: Henderson, Jason, 1971- author.

  Title: Young Captain Nemo / Jason Henderson.

  Description: First edition. | New York: Feiwel and Friends, 2019. | Series: Young Captain Nemo; [1] | Summary: Seventh-grader Gabriel Nemo, the famous Captain Nemo’s descendant, and his friends Peter and Misty save sinking ships, face mutant sea creatures, and more while eluding the Navy and Peter and Misty’s parents.

  Identifiers: LCCN 2018019096 (print) | LCCN 2018027766 (ebook) | ISBN 9781250173225 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781250173232 (eBook)

  Subjects: CYAC: Adventure and adventurers—Fiction. | Submarines (Ships)—Fiction. | Rescue work—Fiction. | Mutation (Biology)—Fiction. | Underwater exploration—Fiction. | Science fiction.

  Classification: LCC PZ7.H37955 (ebook) | LCC PZ7.H37955 You 2019 (print) | DDC [Fic]—dc23

  LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018019096

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  First hardcover edition 2019

  eBook edition March 2019

  eISBN 9781250173232

 

 

 


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