This is a new title in Young Reading Series Three" which is aimed at children whose reading ability & confidence allows them to tackle longer & more complex stories. This is a thrilling tale of smuggling & corruption set amongst the Dorset coast when a young orphan boy stumbles upon a discovery that will transport him from his ordinary life into a world of treachery danger & stolen diamonds. It is stunningly illustrated by Alan Marks who also illustrated the " Young Reading" titles
- " The Railway Children" " Black Beauty" & " The Snow Queen." It is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly who is a senior lecturer in education & an early reading specialist from Roehampton University & Dr Erika Langmuir OBE a distinguished art historian."