Jack finds a secret compartment, and an ancient letter. It takes him back into the dark and dangerous days of 18th-century smugglers - when a boy his age could be hanged for his crimes...Barrington Stoke specialise in books for reluctant, struggling and dyslexic readers.

 

This book features in the following series: Fyi : Fiction With Stacks Of Facts, Fyi-Fiction With Stacks Of Facts .

. This book is part of a HiLo reading scheme, combining high interest relative to the required reading skill.

There are 80 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Barrington Stoke Ltd .

Martyn Beardsley has written over twenty-five books for all ages, including the successful Sir Gadabout books. He lives in Nottingham, UK.