# Help Me Recall A Book--Colonial Fiction/Teenagers/Smuggling

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**Created:** [January 30, 2004, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-recall-a-book-colonial-fiction-teenagers-smuggling/226682 "2004-01-30T02:06:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2004, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-recall-a-book-colonial-fiction-teenagers-smuggling/226682/1 "2004-01-30T02:06:52Z")

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It is at least older than 1972/73 because that is when Mrs. Gladys Begley read it to me and my fellow third graders at Hyden Elementary (KY), one chapter per day.

As she also read us stuff like TOM SAWYER and OLD YELLER, and JOHNNY TREMAIN, I think it may have been of a bit more substance than the average Scholastic Book Club’s thin childrens books.

It was either set during the Revolutionary War or the War of 1812.

I think the central characters were teens.

A pominent member of this smuggling ring was female.

Lots of scenes set during the night on a beach (waiting for a ship?).

All I can remember. I don’t even recall what (or who) they were smuggling.

Sir Rhosis

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2004, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-recall-a-book-colonial-fiction-teenagers-smuggling/226682/2 "2004-01-30T02:14:19Z")

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I don’t know the book myself, but you might want to give this website a try.

[http://www.logan.com/loganberry/stump.html](http://www.logan.com/loganberry/stump.html)

For a very small fee you can post what you remember about a book, and it gets put up on a board that folks can browse, and speculate/answer to.

My sister and I have found three books that way, and I also provided an answer to one person’s query. It’s really a fun site.

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**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2004, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-recall-a-book-colonial-fiction-teenagers-smuggling/226682/3 "2004-01-30T02:16:36Z")

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Thank you. If I get no answer here, I’ll try that site.

Sir Rhosis