Cloudburst / Wilbur Smith with Chris Wakling.
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TextSeries: Smith, Wilbur A. Jack Courtney adventure ; 1.Publisher: London : Piccadilly Press, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Description: 307 pages ; 20 cmContent type: text | text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781848128538 (paperback)Other title: Cloud burstSubject(s): Action and adventure fiction | Children's stories | Young adult fiction | British -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Juvenile fiction | Kidnapping -- Juvenile fiction | Mercenary troops -- Juvenile fiction | Poachers -- Juvenile fiction | Families -- Juvenile fiction | Friendship -- Juvenile fiction | Teenage boys -- Juvenile fiction | Gorilla -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Juvenile fiction | Teenagers -- Fiction | Missing persons -- Fiction | Jungles -- Fiction | Soldiers -- Fiction | Mercenary troops -- Fiction | Mines and mineral resources -- Fiction | Voyages and travels -- Fiction | Friendship -- Fiction | British -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Fiction | Kidnapping -- Fiction | Poachers -- Fiction | Families -- Fiction | Gorilla -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Fiction | Adventure stories | Adventure stories | British | Families | Friendship | Gorilla | Jungles | Kidnapping | Mercenary troops | Mines and mineral resources | Missing persons | Poachers | Soldiers | Teenage boys | Teenagers | Voyages and travels | Young adult fiction | Missing persons -- Juvenile fiction | Congo (Democratic Republic) | Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Juvenile fiction | Congo (Democratic Republic) -- FictionGenre/Form: Action and adventure fiction | Children's stories | Young adult fiction | Fiction. | Juvenile works. | Young adult works. | Action and adventure fiction. | Action and adventure fiction. DDC classification: 823.914 Summary: Jack Courtney has lived in London his whole life. But this summer his parents are travelling to the Democratic Republic of the Congo for a gorilla conference, and they've promised to take Jack and his friends with them. When his parents go missing in the rainforest, abducted by mercenaries, nobody seems to have any answers. Jack is pretty sure that it's got something to do with the nearby tantalum mines, but he needs to prove it. Along with Amelia and Xander, Jack must brave the jungle to save his parents. Standing in his way is a member of his own family - Caleb Courtney. There are western gorillas, forest elephants and hippos. But there are also bandits, mercenaries and hostile tribes. The three friends will need their wits about them if they are not only to save Jack's parents, but their own lives too.
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"The epic adventure begins..." -- Cover.
Jack Courtney has lived in London his whole life. But this summer his parents are travelling to the Democratic Republic of the Congo for a gorilla conference, and they've promised to take Jack and his friends with them. When his parents go missing in the rainforest, abducted by mercenaries, nobody seems to have any answers. Jack is pretty sure that it's got something to do with the nearby tantalum mines, but he needs to prove it. Along with Amelia and Xander, Jack must brave the jungle to save his parents. Standing in his way is a member of his own family - Caleb Courtney. There are western gorillas, forest elephants and hippos. But there are also bandits, mercenaries and hostile tribes. The three friends will need their wits about them if they are not only to save Jack's parents, but their own lives too.
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