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In the spring of 1891, thirteen-year-old Sam Silverthorne is left in the care of his heartless Aunt Bertha as his father, Sir Arthur Silverthorne, Ornithologist to Her Majesty Queen Victoria, sets out on an expedition to find the infamous silver bird of paradise. But when Sir Arthur disappears without a trace, Sam runs away and embarks on a journey to find him.
Nothing could prepare Sam for the dangerious, violent and unpredictable world that awaits him and the search for his father quickly becomes a fight for his own life.
Gary Crew
Gary Crew has written over fifty books for children and young adults and won many awards both internationally and in Australia, including the Australian Children's Book Council Book of the Year four times, and both the New South Wales and Victorian Premier's Award for Children's Literature.
Gary lives in Maleny in Queensland and is Associate Professor (Creative Writing) at the University of the Sunshine Coast.
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