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'Red Read’s life takes an alarming turn when his mother sells him to an infamous smuggler plying his trade off the north-west coast in the closing days of the 19th century. From terrifying encounters with cut-throat pirates to battling the forces of nature in a tropical typhoon, Red is in for the adventure of a lifetime.' (Publication summary)
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Works about this Work
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Review : The Smuggler’s Curse
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time , November 2016;
— Review of The Smuggler's Curse 2016 single work children's fiction -
Solid to a Life of Crime
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 25 October 2016; (p. 1, 6)
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Review : The Smuggler’s Curse
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time , November 2016;
— Review of The Smuggler's Curse 2016 single work children's fiction -
Solid to a Life of Crime
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 25 October 2016; (p. 1, 6)
