Description
By: Jackie French
A swashbuckling adventure from Australia's Children's Laureate
CAN YOU STILL LOVE YOUR FATHER, NO MATTER WHAT HIS CRIMES ARE?
Twelve-year-old Ben Huntsmore is the son of a shipowner, an only child who loves the farming life on his mother's family estate, Badger's Hill.
But when Ben's father loses their ancestral home in 1809 as payment for a gambling debt, Ben reluctantly joins him in a desperate venture to win it back, capturing enemy trading ships off the west Australian coast.
While at sea, Ben must face not just the giant waves of the Southern Ocean but also the guns of a Dutch ship, along with unexpected treachery. And only the friendships of the mysterious convict Higgins and the young Indigenous sailor Guwara will help Ben survive, as well as show him the true meaning of loyalty and riches.
From renowned children's author Jackie French comes a book filled with swashbuckling adventures and which uncovers Australia's hidden history as a pirate port and slavers' den.
Published: 20th May 2019
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 304
Audience: Children
For Ages: 10+ years old
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Country of Publication: AU
Dimensions (cm): 20 x 13 x 2.5
Weight (kg): 0.24