Thanks to her fledgling detective work, Ímagine Purple and other passengers emerge safely from a harrowing train ride. In no time, they strike out on a new adventure aboard the ferry bound for Nova Scotia. The ship's captain becomes violently ill. Severe winds rage outside. Power goes out inside the vessel. Failed rescue attempts threaten the safety of everyone, crew and passengers alike. What starts as a routine crossing quickly changes to a fight for life. In mere hours, secrets get uncovered and reveal the true nature of the story's characters. It will take a strange twist of events and the problem-solving skills of our schoolteacher-turned-sleuth if they are to survive "The Scary Ferry". "The Scary Ferry to Nova Scotia" is the second of a mystery series called The Picaresque of Ímagine Purple which offers adventures and advantages. As a reader, you may choose to have fun...or to get smarter. While you may enjoy curious characters moving through twisted events, the story also serves as a crash college-prep course, subtly increasing your working base of vocabulary, idioms, allusions, and logic.