{"product_id":"9781460754795_pirate-boy-of-sydney-town","title":"Pirate Boy of Sydney Town","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA swashbuckling adventure from Australia's Children's Laureate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eCAN YOU STILL LOVE YOUR FATHER, NO MATTER WHAT HIS CRIMES ARE?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwelve-year-old Ben Huntsmore is the son of a shipowner, an only child who loves the farming life on his mother's family estate, Badger's Hill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Ben's father loses their ancestral home in 1809 as payment for a gambling debt, Ben reluctantly joins him in a desperate venture to win it back, capturing enemy trading ships off the west Australian coast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile at sea, Ben must face not just the giant waves of the Southern Ocean but also the guns of a Dutch ship, along with unexpected treachery. And only the friendships of the mysterious convict Higgins and the young Indigenous sailor Guwara will help Ben survive, as well as show him the true meaning of loyalty and riches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom renowned children's author Jackie French comes a book filled with swashbuckling adventures and which uncovers Australia's hidden history as a pirate port and slavers' den.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003cem\u003eNANBERRY: BLACK BROTHER WHITE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'For really, really good Australian young-adult (and middle-grade) historical fiction, Jackie French has always been a winner ... With \u003cem\u003eNanberry: Black Brother White \u003c\/em\u003eshe delivers an excellent fictionalised account of the First Fleet's settlement at Sydney Cove ... a powerful novel' -- \u003cem\u003eAustralian Bookseller \u0026amp; Publisher\u003c\/em\u003e, 5 stars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'She is one of few masters who can embed historic characters in rattling good tales, and her meticulous research is seamlessly inserted so that you live the detail rather than learn it. Even if you are not into history, \u003cem\u003eNanberry\u003c\/em\u003e will hook you in ... Irresistible for history buffs of any age' -- \u003cem\u003eGood Reading Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, 5 stars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I've been telling all my friends to read this book, and to give it to their kids to read. It's absolutely engrossing' -- Herald Sun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAWARDS FOR \u003cem\u003ePIRATE BOY OF SYDNEY TOWN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortlisted - NSW Premier's History Awards (Young People's History Prize)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jackie French","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46897433804949,"sku":"9781460754795","price":17.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9781460754795_6b506336-20cb-4eb2-880f-89fe83cca7e6.jpg?v=1776888419","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9781460754795_pirate-boy-of-sydney-town","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}