Captains Courageous is by Rudyard Kipling. Harvey Cheyne,Junior, is a spoiled,rich, kid who likes talking people into playing poker. One day, he asked for a cigar from a German on ship, and he started feeling seasick and the people laughed as he said he was going outside for air. A sailor bumped into him and that knocked him over board. He was picked up by a portuegese called Manuel. As he was cleaned up and taken care of, later he met Captain Disko Troop and his son Dan. Read this book on a rainy day and trust me,you couldn't possibley put it down.