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Black Powder

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Black Powder
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ally Sherrick
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:320
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 132
ISBN/Barcode 9781910655269
ClassificationsDewey:823.92
Audience
Children's (6-12)

Publishing Details

Publisher Chicken House Ltd
Imprint Chicken House Ltd
Publication Date 4 August 2016
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A rip-roaring historical adventure set at the time of the Guy Fawkes' Gunpowder Plot - winner of the Historical Association Young Quills Award! ' ... a wonderfully explosive adventure set in the turbulent year of the gunpowder plot in Black Powder with impossibly divided loyalties.' JULIA GOLDING, AUTHOR OF THE DIAMOND OF DRURY LANE 'With its constant reversals and twists and turns, Tom's story is almost as complex as the pliot and counter-plot of the Gunpowder Treason itself ... The writing is lively and the pace never flags.' HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY England, 1605: 12-year-old Tom must save his father from hanging. He falls in with a mysterious stranger - the Falcon - who promises to help him in exchange for his service. But on the long journey to London, Tom discovers the Falcon's true mission - and a plot to blow up Parliament with barrels of black powder. Tom faces a terrible decision: secure his father's release, or stop the assassination of the king ... A rip-roaring, action-packed life-and-death quest, packed with history and adventure Set at the time of the Gunpowder Plot and featuring Guy Fawkes - perfect for Bonfire Night and beyond Ideal for readers aged nine and up Check out more historical adventures by Ally Sherrick: THE BURIED CROWN and THE QUEEN'S FOOL