The Captain and the Enemy Leonard Wibberley She was born to be

She was born to be a thief

Author: Jan-Olav Henriksen

created specifically for low-sight readers

both of which were finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Award

The Captain and the Enemy Leonard Wibberley She was born to beVictor Baxter is a young boy when a secretive stranger known simply as "the Captain" takes him from his boarding school to live in London. Victor becomes the surrogate son and companion of a woman named Liza, who renames him "Jim" and depends on him for any news about the world outside their door. Raised in these odd yet touching circumstances, Jim is never quite sure of Liza's relationship to the Captain, who is often away on mysterious errands. It