All Ember wants is to fly with the golden flamebirds who stop every year at Bright Beacon before heading west across the seas to their mysterious home. Their fiery arrival is also the signal for the waiting Flame Chasers in theharbour below to get ready to follow the birds, whose glowing tail feathers grant the finder a wish. But when Pa tells Ember he is chasing without her, she is devastated. Can she find a ship and captain to help her find her father, and the flamebirds secret home?
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Julie Pike is a graduate of the Bath Spa MA in Creative Writing for Young People. Julie is passionate about adventure stories and volunteers in local schools, helping children find stories that excite them. She loves real-life adventures too, and has travelled to the peak of Kilimanjaro, across the Tibetan Plains to Mount Everest, and skydiving over New Zeal
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