All aboard the daring voyage across the dangerous Atlantic!

You are one of 102 pilgrims setting off for America to start a life in the new world. Prepare for a long journey of hardship, sickness and wild weather that not everyone will survive. Spoiler alert: arriving on land doesn't mean the treacherous journey is over - you really wouldn't want to set sail on the Mayflower!

The ever-popular 'You Wouldn't Want to Be' series transports readers to some of the grisliest times and places in history, perfect for reluctant readers! The humorous, first-person narrative approach places children directly in the shoes of some of history's most unfortunate people ever to have lived, great for engaging students with the history curriculum and encouraging further non-fiction reading.