Description
Product ID: | 9781839131219 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Kemosha of the Caribbean |
Authors: | Author: Alex Wheatle |
Page Count: | 320 |
Subjects: | Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage), Caribbean islands, Interest age: from c 12 years |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing''A vivid and powerful story ... Another tour de force by Alex Wheatle, a truly gifted storyteller'' David OlusogaKemosha and her brother have lived their whole lives in slavery. Sold away to work in lawless Port Royal, Kemosha takes her chance to escape brutal treatment. With fortune on her side, Kemosha befriends Ravenhide, a man with a mysterious past who teaches her the art of swordfighting, and introduces her to the beautiful runaway Isabella.Yet Kemosha''s greatest test yet is upon the deck of the Satisfaction: the notorious Captain Morgan’s ship. His next adventure on the high seas could be the making of Kemosha – and her one chance to earn enough pieces of eight to buy the freedom of her brother... Nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing'A vivid and powerful story ... Another tour de force by Alex Wheatle, a truly gifted storyteller' David OlusogaKemosha and her brother have lived their whole lives in slavery. Sold away to work in lawless Port Royal, Kemosha takes her chance to escape brutal treatment. With fortune on her side, Kemosha befriends Ravenhide, a man with a mysterious past who teaches her the art of swordfighting, and introduces her to the beautiful runaway Isabella. Yet Kemosha's greatest test yet is upon the deck of the Satisfaction: the notorious Captain Morgan’s ship. His next adventure on the high seas could be the making of Kemosha – and her one chance to earn enough pieces of eight to buy the freedom of her brother... |
Imprint Name: | Andersen Press Ltd |
Publisher Name: | Andersen Press Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2022-02-03 |