Chuck Dugan Is AWOL

A Novel • With Maps By Eric Chase Anderson

6 x 8 in; 224 pp ; color illustrations throughout
Hardcover
Published in March, 2005
ISBN 0811839206
ISBN13 9780811839204

$19.95

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Chuck Dugan Is AWOL -- On the day of his eighteenth birthday, midshipman cadet Chuck Dugan receives a startling letter, including a treasure map drawn by his late father and news that his mother is about to marry a rogue and scoundrel known as "the Admiral." When the Admiral warns Chuck away from his mother, and the Admiral's sons attack the young cadet, Chuck leaps into action, going AWOL from duty to stop the wedding and find the treasure. So begins this delightful illustrated novel and the thrilling adventures of Chuck Dugan—heroic, resourceful, a great swimmer, and master of disguise. In each cliffhanging chapter, Chuck must grapple with a new set of dangers, from sunken ships and buccaneers to survival on open water and a final race to the treasure ahead of the Admiral and his boys. Illuminated throughout with detailed maps of places, people, and things Chuck encounters along the way, and written with an electric sense of derring-do and whimsy, Eric Chase Anderson creates a totally original and captivating hero, and a swashbuckling adventure story for all ages.

Eric Chase Anderson began making maps as Christmas presents for his family. Initial subjects included a house, a minivan, and his brother. Since then, his illustrations have appeared in Time magazine, the New York Observer, and in the film and DVD packaging for The Royal Tenenbaums. He lives in New York City.

Read an interview with Eric Chase Anderson.

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