The Death-Defying Pepper Roux by Geraldine McCaughrean
When Pepper was just a baby his aunt had a vision from St. Constance that he would die before he turned 14. But, Pepper doesn't want to die so on his 14th birthday, he runs away. First he becomes the Captain of his father's ship, but when it sinks, he works at a deli. When he gets in trouble there, he becomes a journalist. Pepper finds a new adventure around every corner, and death always seems to be just one step behind. Grades 5 - 8
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