This week's bookshelf best is 'The Voyage of the Sparrowhawk' by Natasha Farrant.
Ben and Lottie - who are both desperate to escape the miserable childhood they seem to be trapped in - bond over their love for dogs, traumatic history and determination for adventure. When the pair of children decide to rebel against a controlling aunt and uncle and a tenacious police officer, they suddenly find themselves on an epic adventure... on a canal boat ...in the middle of the English Channel!
Will this pair (and their beloved dogs) make it across the Channel and find what it is they are so desperately looking for? A wonderful adventure narrative which Upper Key Stage 2 children will adore!
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