At 12 years old, John Barr is cruelly separated from his father and pressganged into the Navy. Now a powder monkey onboard the mighty HMS Fearless, John has his first taste of bloody sea battle and soon learns that the ship hides many secrets. His new knowledge thrusts John into a shadowy world of naval espionage, right to the centre of a covert operation. Accompanied only by fellow shipmate, Kit, he must go ashore into hostile territory and outwit a nest of French spies. But when disaster strikes, the friends find themselves abandoned behind enemy lines...
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Elizabeth Laird is the multi-award-winning author of several much-loved children's books including The Garbage King, The Fastest Boy in the World and Dindy and the Elephant. She has been shortlisted for the prestigious Carnegie Medal six times. She lives in Britain now, but still likes to travel as much as she can.
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 350 pages. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, this action-packed adventure follows one boy on his remarkable journey from powder monkey to war hero. In Edinburgh, a bankru pt father and his son, 12 year-old John Barr, run for their lives, having been f alsely accused of murder. At the port, they are press-ganged by the recruiting o fficers of the Navy and quickly posted to different warships. On board HMS The F earless, a 600 crew Man o' War, John begins a harsh new life as a powder monkey. The young members of the crew become friends, especially John and a quiet boy c alled Kit, with whom he shares this first taste of bloody sea-battle. Throughout his training, John must also endure cruel bullying by the bosun's mate, who is determined to take John's sole possession - a battered satchel that contains onl y a few personal items. But nothing aboard The Fearless is as it seems and John' s satchel holds a valuable codebook that could help beat the French. John and Ki t are quickly recruited into a daring plot to outwit a nest of French spies, and although the operation begins well, disaster soon strikes and they are abandone d behind enemy lines. secrets that could change the direction of a war. Artikel-Nr. 2728t
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