April 29thKrantu is a good way off the coast of Sarawak, a Malaysian island No one lives on Krantu anymore and it'll soon sink into the sea May 2ndThis is just like when I went on digs Dad is up to his eyeballs in work June 4th He put the edges of the scrolls near to each other What happened next made me jump backwards, my heart pounding July 5th I'm not sure what happened The bright beam of the torch was shining directly into a huge pair of eyes Whatever had been caught in my torch beam had crashed through the flimsy wall of the shed and stampeded into the rainforest beyond it At first, Max's diary seems like any other entry on a teenager's blog but closer reading reveals an incredible adventure story As the reader absorbs the strange events that unfold, Max and those around him are drawn deeper and deeper into danger Surrounded by spies and pirates, Max makes a terrible discovery - a secret that could change the world for ever

 

This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.

There are 288 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by Little, Brown Book Group .

Twice shortlisted for the Carnegie prize, world-travelling Garry Kilworth has written a number of acclaimed and much-loved stories for children.