It's 1838, and Patrick and Grace Leary are aboard The Sirius,
set to become the first ever ship to sail from Dublin to New York using
only steam power. But their cousin Ben is on board Brunel's giant steam
ship the Great Western in Bristol, and he's convinced he'll be in New York before them.
With fires causing havoc, Brunel getting injured and one ship running
out of coal, which steam driven sea monster has the power to win this
dangerous race?
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Terry Deary is the author of over 300 fiction and non-fiction books, which have been published in 32 languages. His historical fiction for older children Tudor Terror has been praised as 'a marvellous blend of fact and fiction' (School Librarian). His non-fiction has been consistently in the best-seller lists since 1994. His Horrible Histories celebrated t
More about Terry DearyKaren's first novel for older readers, Raspberries on the Yangtze was short-listed for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. The first in her series for younger readers, The Crunchbone Castle Chronicles, published by A&C Black, was selected for the Summer Reading Challenge in 2006.
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