5/29/2023 0 Comments Black powder by ally sherrickTom faces a terrible decision: secure his father's release, or stop the assassination of the king. But on the long journey to London, Tom discovers the Falcon's true mission - and a plot to blow up Parliament with barrels of black powder. He falls in with a mysterious stranger - the Falcon - who promises to help him in exchange for his service. Black Powder is a gripping adventure that brings the sights, sounds (and smells) of early 17th century England to vivid life. He falls in with a mysterious stranger the Falcon who promises to help in exchange for his service. The writing is lively and the pace never flags.' HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY England, 1605: 12-year-old Tom must save his father from hanging. 12-year-old Tom must save his father from hanging. a wonderfully explosive adventure set in the turbulent year of the gunpowder plot in Black Powder with impossibly divided loyalties.' JULIA GOLDING, AUTHOR OF THE DIAMOND OF DRURY LANE 'With its constant reversals and twists and turns, Tom's story is almost as complex as the pliot and counter-plot of the Gunpowder Treason itself. A rip-roaring historical adventure set at the time of the Guy Fawkes' Gunpowder Plot - winner of the Historical Association Young Quills Award! '.
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