Black Powder
This award winning book by Ally Sherrick is set in the winter of 1605 and brilliantly captures an atmosphere rife with suspicion, uncertainty, and danger. Determined to save his father from the hangman’s noose, 12 year old Tom falls in with a mysterious stranger, the Falcon, who agrees to help him in exchange for his service. But during the long journey to London, Tom discovers the real purpose of the Falcon’s mission…and a plot to blow up Parliament with more than thirty barrels of black powder! Tom is caught in the biggest dilemma of his young life: should he save his father’s life, or the King of England from assassination?
Paperback: 320 Pages
Language: English
Format: Kindle Edition, Audiobook & Paperback
5/5
Reviewed By Reviewed By Juliette Foster
“A lively, brilliantly told adventure with plot twists galore that hook the reader from start to finish. Everything about this book works. Not only is it atmospheric and well written but the protagonist, who faces the worst dilemma imaginable, is also extremely likeable. The ideal book for readers aged from nine upwards.”
