Thomas dreams of escaping his bleak life in a small town and becoming a world-famous journalist. Guided by his adventurous spirit and insatiable curiosity, he smuggles himself aboard an American whaling ship, and finds himself caught up in one of the most daring escape plans in Australian history.

General Information

ISBN : 9781865044385
Publisher : Scholastic Australia
Imprint : Scholastic Australia
Publication date : 31 August 2001
Produced in : United Kingdom
Product Type : books

Other Specifications

Author : Deborah Lisson
Bind : Paperback
Dewey classification : A823.3
Pages : 170

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Awards

Winner of Western Australian Premier's Book Awards: Children's Books 2001. Shortlisted for NSW Premier's History Award: Young People's History Prize 2002.