Victory

Two children separated by almost two centuries are linked by a puzzling bond. One is a girl from England who has moved to present-day America and misses home. The other is an eleven-year-old boy serving in the British Royal Navy in 1803. His ship is the H.M.S. Victory, the flagship of Admiral Horatio Nelson. The narrative switches back and forth between their two lives.

Author Susan Cooper is best known for The Dark Is Rising sequence, and this novel shares her interest in mysterious connections across time.