The Old Tobacco Shop by William Bowen

"The Old Tobacco Shop" by William Bowen is a children's fantasy novel published in 1921. When five-year-old Freddie ignores a warning and smokes from a jar of magic tobacco, he embarks on an extraordinary adventure. Alongside his friends, he sails a leaky ship on the Spanish Main, encounters pirates and stolen treasure, and meets a mysterious Persian merchant who grants wishes. But is this fantastical journey real, or something else entirely? (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Bowen, William, 1877-1937
LoC No. 21018318
Title The Old Tobacco Shop
A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure
Note Newbery Honor recipient, 1922.
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Tobacco_Shop
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject Fantasy literature
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EBook-No. 26977
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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