Andy and the rest of the ‘Sugarcane Kids’ (named by Eli’s grandmother for their habit of zipping between the sugarcane crops on their bikes), live in a small town in far north Queensland.
The friends take their wild, natural environment in their stride. There are deadly box jellyfish in the water and crocodiles behind the skate park. There’s also a huge, friendly, Queensland groper fish named Jerry. But Jerry goes missing and dead fish keep washing up on the beach. Meanwhile the local Mayor, Raymond Royce, is planning to build a contentious resort at Angel Bay – the kids suspect fishy business.
Charlie Archbold’s third book in this series, is a fun, exciting, environment-themed read, full of nature facts (did you know the collective noun for spiny lobsters is a risk?), friendship and teamwork. Suited to the higher end of the 8-12 bracket and ideal for class reading.
Reviewed by Amanda Brinkman
Age Guide 8+
Read our interview with Charlie Archbold here
Read our review of The Sugarcane Kids and the Red-bottomed Boat here
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Charlie Archbold is an educator and an award-winning writer. Her first novel, Mallee Boys, was a CBCA older readers honour book. Her first book in the ‘Sugarcane Kids’ middle-grade series, The Sugarcane Kids and the Red-bottomed Boat, was shortlisted for the Text Prize and went on to win the Readings Children’s Prize and the Davitt Children’s Novel Award and was a CBCA notable book.
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