Thriller set on a private CARIBBEAN ISLAND
Black Powder
Location(s): London
Genre(s): Children
Era(s): 17th century
A rip-roaring historical adventure set at the time of the Gunpowder Plot – winner of the Historical Association Young Quills Award!
England, 1605. 12-year-old Tom must save his father from hanging. He falls in with a mysterious stranger – the Falcon – who promises to help him in exchange for his service. But on the long journey to London, Tom discovers the Falcon’s true mission – and a plot to blow up Parliament with barrels of black powder. Tom faces a terrible decision: secure his father’s release, or stop the assassination of the king …
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