Beneath the Mast and the Stars

Two boys from starkly different backgrounds find themselves aboard a British naval ship in the late 1800s. Wyatt, just 12, is the son of a struggling tenant farmer. Jack, 13, is a orphan, navigating life on the dangerous streets of a seaport. Their lives collide when they are pressed into naval service as ship's boys, forced to share a cramped bunk.

Initially strangers, the boys quickly bond over the challenges of ship life. They face harsh training and the demanding sea, but amid the struggle, they discover something deeper—love.

Together they navigate the relentless hardships of life at sea, the horrors of warfare, and the uncharted territory of first love, discovering that courage to fight to protect their love against all odds.