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The Pearl-shell Diver

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Sario lives with his family on a remote Torres Strait island, which he never wants to leave – but the winds of change are stirring. The year is 1898 and the pearl-shell trade is at its height. When his father is coerced to join a white trader on his pearling lugger, thirteen-year-old Sario must go to work as a swimming diver to support the family. He can earn more as a pump diver, and is excited by the idea of walking on the sea floor, but the competition is fierce, and the only captain who will take him on runs the worst outfit in the fleet. With the constant danger of shark attack and the storm of the century approaching, can Sario provide for his family and realise his dream?


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Publisher: Allen & Unwin

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  • ISBN: 9781952533365
  • File size: 1409 KB
  • Release date: March 23, 2016

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  • ISBN: 9781952533365
  • File size: 1409 KB
  • Release date: March 23, 2016

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  • ISBN: 9781952533365
  • File size: 36554 KB
  • Release date: March 23, 2016

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Sario lives with his family on a remote Torres Strait island, which he never wants to leave – but the winds of change are stirring. The year is 1898 and the pearl-shell trade is at its height. When his father is coerced to join a white trader on his pearling lugger, thirteen-year-old Sario must go to work as a swimming diver to support the family. He can earn more as a pump diver, and is excited by the idea of walking on the sea floor, but the competition is fierce, and the only captain who will take him on runs the worst outfit in the fleet. With the constant danger of shark attack and the storm of the century approaching, can Sario provide for his family and realise his dream?


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  • Details

    Publisher:
    Allen & Unwin

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781952533365
    File size: 1409 KB
    Release date: March 23, 2016

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781952533365
    File size: 1409 KB
    Release date: March 23, 2016

    PDF ebook
    ISBN: 9781952533365
    File size: 36554 KB
    Release date: March 23, 2016

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  • Formats
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
    PDF ebook
  • Languages
    English