Pirate boy of Sydney town / Jackie French.
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TextPublisher: Sydney, NSW : Angus & Robertson, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: 1st editionDescription: 297 pages ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781460754795; 1460754794; 9781460709184; 1460709187Subject(s): Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction | Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction | Families -- Juvenile fiction | Pirates -- Juvenile fiction | Friendship -- Juvenile fiction | Loyalty -- Juvenile fiction | Father and child -- Juvenile fictionGenre/Form: Children's stories. | Australian fiction. | Action and adventure fiction. | Historical fiction. DDC classification: A823.4 Summary: Twelve-year-old Ben Huntsmore is the son of a ship-owner, an only child who loves the farming life on his family's estate, Badger's Hill. But when Ben's father loses their ancestral home to pay a gambling debt, Ben reluctantly joins his father in a desperate venture to win back their home, 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 Dutch guns, as well as unexpected treachery as he realises that his almost-unknown father will sacrifice even his son to make his fortune. Only the unexpected friendships of the mysterious convict Higgins and young Indigenous sailor Guwara will help Ben survive, as well as show him the true meaning of loyalty and riches. From one of Australia's most-renowned children's authors comes a book filled with swashbuckling adventures that uncovers Australian's hidden history as a pirate port and slavers' den.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Junior Fiction | JF FRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111076338597 |
"When danger looms, who do you trust?"--Cover.
Ages 10+
Twelve-year-old Ben Huntsmore is the son of a ship-owner, an only child who loves the farming life on his family's estate, Badger's Hill. But when Ben's father loses their ancestral home to pay a gambling debt, Ben reluctantly joins his father in a desperate venture to win back their home, 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 Dutch guns, as well as unexpected treachery as he realises that his almost-unknown father will sacrifice even his son to make his fortune. Only the unexpected friendships of the mysterious convict Higgins and young Indigenous sailor Guwara will help Ben survive, as well as show him the true meaning of loyalty and riches. From one of Australia's most-renowned children's authors comes a book filled with swashbuckling adventures that uncovers Australian's hidden history as a pirate port and slavers' den.
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