Overview

A thrilling tale of smuggling and piracy, bound to ensnare middle readers until the very last page. Red Read's life takes an alarming turn when his mother sells him to an infamous smuggler plying his trade off the north-west coast of Australia in the closing days of the 19th century. From terrifying encounters with cut-throat pirates to battling the forces of nature in a tropical typhoon, Red is in for the adventure of a lifetime.

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9781760996703

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'a thrilling, old-fashioned highly satisfying blood and guts Boys' Own adventure.' Magpies 'Jam-packed with action and adventure...' Reading Time 'Like all good pirate stories it's the sort of book you can't put down and end up reading under the blankets with your torch when you're supposed to be asleep.' West Australian '...[a] frightening and exhilarating adventure aboard The Black Dragon.' Cockburn Gazette 'The action is nicely balanced against the Captain's ethics and his tender care of young Red ... Jorgensen's storytelling is gripping' Farm Weekly

Author Information

Norman Jorgensen became an avid reader after being given The Secret Seven by Enid Blyton at age seven. His love affair with books has never ended and for the past thirty years Norman has worked in the books trade. In addition to Jack's Island, Norman has published The Smuggler's Curse and his latest, The Wreckers' Revenge - and three picture books - In Flanders Fields, The Last Viking and The Last Viking Returns.

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