"In the late 18th Century life was cheap and you had fight to survive. Martin Stockley at 12 years old was underfed and undersized as the youngest of nine in a Dorset clay miner's family and was probably doomed to die, worn out and broken at a very young age in the clay mines of Dorset. But he had a
A Talent for Trouble
β Scribed by Natasha Farrant
- Publisher
- Clarion Books
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 165 KB
- Edition
- First U.S. edition
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- Scotland,Scotland.
- ISBN
- 0358164362
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β¦ Synopsis
A girl determined to follow her dream persuades two friends to join her for an off-the-grid adventure that becomes a survival story as they confront storms, illness, injury, and a gang of international jewel thieves.
Desperate to meet up with her unpredictable father, quiet Alice persuades two friends to abandon their boarding schoolβs orienteering exercise and head for a remote, inaccessible island. As they confront storms, illness, injury, and a gang of international jewel thieves, the quest tests their courage and loyalty and strengthens the bonds of friendship. Readers will cheer the runaways on, laugh with them at their foibles, and share Aliceβs pleasure in overcoming the obstacles that stand in her way. This combination adventure, school story, and family story will delight fans of all three genres.
β¦ Subjects
Scotland
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