When Bob Thomson joins the crew of the Admiral, all he can think about is how much he's going to earn. His mom doesn't want him to go. Because this is World War I, the Admiral is an armed smack, and defends itself against German subs. But Bob doesn't care. The first time out, they sink a sub. It's money for jam, he thinks. Until the day the Admiral meets two German subs, and Bob really has to earn his danger money. Shades is a highly successful series of exciting, easy to read, short fiction books with storylines designed to appeal to young people who want high-interest material but who find full-length novels too daunting.On Target is original fiction by leading authors written to appeal to the reluctant reader.

 

This book is part of a book series called On Target .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by ReadZone Books Limited .

Catherine R. Johnson is Jamaican/Welsh and is the author of the recently published In Black and White. She lives in London.