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The sailor boy
by Oliver Optic
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Can I read The sailor boy in English as a learner?
Yes — read The sailor boy by Oliver Optic in English: the complete original text, with tap-to-translate on every word, audio narration, and saved vocabulary. Its CEFR level is B2. Start with a free sample.
- CEFR level
- B2
- Length
- 32 chapters
- Format
- The complete book
About this book
About this book
A young sailor’s heart burns with patriotic fire as news of a naval victory ignites his dreams of joining the fight, but his mother wrestles with the cost of war on her family and farm. Will duty or home win?
What's inside
Contents
32 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.
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