The story of 14 year old Donny and his new found friends that began in The Salt-Stained Book continues in this gripping sequel. Donny's long lost great Aunt has arrived from China on a boat and rescued him and his mother from the care system. Her gorgeous boat Strong Winds (a Chinese junk) becomes their home but it's not long before Donny and his friends and family are caught up in yet more dark, intense and suspense-filled action and adventure that is cleverly interspersed with Chinese tales from great aunt Ellen's life and a good dose of wit as well. It's a great read. Volume three Ghosting Home was released in Jun 2012.
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“The third flag – Anna’s resplendent dragon on its rippling black background – had been slashed to tatters … What did pirates do anyway? In real life and the twenty-first century?”
In A Ravelled Flag Donny Walker and his Allies – Anna, Xanthe, Maggi and Luke – come dangerously close to finding out. Their adventures take them to semi-derelict docklands, up the deserted and beautiful River Stour and onwards to Britain’s most easterly point.
Claudia Myatt whose delightful black and white illustrations and maps adorn the pages is a leading nautical artist and the widely acclaimed author and illustrator of the Royal Yachting Association’s Go Sailing! series.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Strong Winds : A Ravelled Flag and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Strong Winds : A Ravelled Flag features in the following genres: Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Books of the Month, Recommendations, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Featured Books for 11+ readers
Strong Winds : A Ravelled Flag is available in Paperback
Strong Winds : A Ravelled Flag was written by Julia Jones and published by Golden Duck (UK) Ltd
Strong Winds : A Ravelled Flag has 303 pages
Yes it is part of Strong Winds Trilogy series
£8.99
As an adult she founded and ran a village bookshop and developed a local publishing list for older readers. She became close friends with Joyce Allingham, sister of Essex detective novelist Margery Allingham, and has written and edited three biographical works connected with the Allingham family with the fourth, Fifty Years in the Fiction Factory, scheduled for publication in 2012. The Salt-Stained Book was her first novel for younger readers and is also enjoyed by adults. Followed up by A Ravelled Flag, the Strong Winds trilogy is concluded with Ghosting Home, out in July 2012. Julia has five children and lives in Essex and Suffolk with her partner, Francis Wheen. In 1999 they re-purchased Peter Duck.
