What's the hook? Powerful issues of conflict and adventure are especially compelling for boys. What are the themes? War, adventure and friendship. Teaching points? Gripping storyline and thrilling writing style provides many opportunities for shared and guided reading.

 

This book features in the following series: New Century Readers, New Longman Literature 11-14 .

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

There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published 2002 by Pearson Education Limited .

Martin Booth spent his childhood in Hong Kong and Kenya. He is well-known as an adult novelist, and has been shortlisted twice for the Booker award. He has two grown-up children and lives in Devon.