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Price: $12.95

Format:
Paperback 320 pp.
129 mm x 198 mm

ISBN-10:
0192756125

ISBN-13:
9780192756121

Publication date:
August 2010

Imprint: OUP UK

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Leopard's Claw

David Miller

BETRAYED. ATTACKED. LOST.

Life has returned to normal for Hanna, Ned and Jik after their adventures in the tempestuous Sulu Sea. But then Dad heads to Borneo to look for gold and everything goes horribly wrong. Dad is accused of murder, and Hanna, Ned and Jik know they must go into the jungle to prove his innocence.

It is a race against time but the tropical forest is filled with predators - both animal and human. And what deadly secret waits in the heart of the jungle?

Readership : Suitable for age 9+ years boys and girls.

Reviews

  • [Praise for Shark Island]:
    "Hold on to your seats for what could well be THE blockbuster this summer for children of 9+"

    --Julia Eccleshare, Lovereading4kids
  • "a rollicking good story . . . impossible to put down"

    --Bookbag
  • [Praise for Sea Wolf]:
    "This is a gripping and hugely enjoyable story and makes any Polar explorer's journey look like a simple stroll in the park!"

    --David Cornell, Member of the Shackleton Centenary Expedition Team, 2009

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David Miller was born in Norfolk. He has worked in advertising for most of his career, as a copywriter, and later as a creative director. He has travelled widely all over the world, and lived and worked in Malaysia and Singapore for more than ten years. His first two novels Shark Island and Sea Wolf are set in the wild Sulu Sea, north of Borneo, and were inspired by actual events. David now writes full-time, and lives in Hampshire with his wife Su'en and his daughter Hanna. Leopard's Claw is his third novel for children.

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Special Features

  • The return of the Great Adventure Novel.
  • Shark Island, the first title in this series, has sold 16,000 copies.
  • A brilliant new voice in children's fiction with a rapidly growing fan base.
  • The third book in the thrilling Shark Island collection, Leopard's Claw sees the return of Hanna, Ned and Jik in an all-new, all-action adventure set in the Borneo Jungle.
  • Can be read as a standalone or as part of a sequence.
  • Meticulously researched and filled with authentic details.
  • Exotic location, danger and suspense - a cracking adventure read for boys and girls.
  • Shows a world of diverse cultures.
  • Author available for promotions, talks, tours and signings.
  • David Miller's profile is building and Sea Wolf has been longlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize 2010.