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A charming story of inspiration, of a boy and his dreams and aspirations - a fantasy adventure of an orphan boy in the hometown of explorer Jacques Cartier. From an early age, he dreams to be a mariner, and in his fantasy, he gains a kinship with some of the world's great thinkers, Aristotle, da Vinci, Copernicus and others who inspire him to seek and use his inner powers. Join his adventures in the the town of Saint-Malo on the coast of France, and in the crows nest as he sails the Atlantic to the New World on Cartier's ship.

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Canadian author Shirley Burton has released her thirteenth novel, each with extensive research and a versatile style applied. Shirley's novels cover a versatile range of genres, including her thriller and suspense novels, whodunit mystery books, feel-good Christmas stories, a new charming fantasy novel with an inspiring message of courage, and her acclaimed ten-generation historical fiction from France to the New World. Born in Barrie, Ontario, Shirley Burton has traveled to locations of the towns and cities of her books, walking the neighborhoods and streets of her characters. Research took her to parts of France and Quebec for her 600-page historical fiction, Homage: Chronicles of a Habitant, portraying ten generations that migrated from France to the New World. For research for novels, she has traveled to locations in Istanbul, Paris, Rome, Greece, London, Amsterdam, Brazil, California, New York, and parts of Canada and the USA.

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