Jack the Hunchback: A Story of Adventure on the Coast of Maine

Tom Pratt, the restless son of a Maine farmer, spends a June morning hauling seaweed when a strange lifeboat drifts ashore. Inside is a thin, misshapen boy with a hunch, eyes filled with fear, and Tom cannot ignore the silent plea. Together with his reluctant father they pull the tiny craft onto the sand, setting off a chain of events that will pull Tom away from the quiet fields he knows.

The rescued youngster, who calls himself Jack, brings rumors of a lost ship, hidden treasure, and danger lurking along the rocky coastline. As the neighbors gather and the local gossip swells, Tom finds himself drawn into an adventure that tests his courage, his loyalty to family, and his dreams of a life beyond farming. The early days of friendship and mystery promise a summer that will change the Pratt family forever.