Night Ride into Danger

Name: Night Ride into Danger
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Jackie French
ISBN: 9781460788653

Author: Jackie French

Narrator: Tamblyn Lord

Unabridged: 4 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 05/05/2021

Categories: Children's Fiction, Action & Adventure Stories, Children's Lifestyles, Regional Stories, Historical Stories

Synopsis

Six mysterious passengers and seven dark secrets. Who can be trusted?
It's a dark and dangerous journey for the Cobb and Co night mail coach, but when his coach-driver father is injured, young Jem Donovan must take the reins.Surely a boy like Jem can't handle a team of four horses and guide the coach on a rough bush track through fog and untold dangers? But there are six passengers on the coach tonight, each with a secret.And if Jem can't get them all to their destination by morning, the seventh secret could be deadly ...

AWARDSLonglisted - ARA Historical Novel Prize 2021 (Children's and Young Adult Category)CBCA Notable Book 2022Shortlisted - Davitt Awards 2022 (Children's Crime Novel Category)

About Jackie French

Jackie French AM is an award-winning writer, wombat negotiator, the 2014–2015 Australian Children's Laureate and the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year. In 2016, Jackie became a Member of the Order of Australia for her contribution to children's literature and her advocacy for youth literacy. She is regarded as one of Australia's most popular children's authors and writes across all genres — from picture books, history, fantasy, ecology and sci-fi, to her much-loved historical fiction for a variety of age groups. 'A book can change a child's life. A book can change the world' was the primary philosophy behind Jackie's two-year term as Laureate. jackiefrench.com facebook.com/authorjackiefrench

Reviews

Goodreads review by Anna on December 04, 2021

Really enjoyable Australian historical fiction. Filled with action-packed adventure and mysterious characters, the story raced along and taught me a lot about life on the Cobb & Co route in the 1800s.......more

Goodreads review by Denise on May 16, 2021

[URL not allowed] Night Ride into Danger Jackie French From Australia’s amazing Jackie French comes another book that tantalises with a gripping story while immersing readers in the sights, sounds, smells and figures from Australia’s past. Night Ride into Danger is guaranteed to be......more

Goodreads review by Deb on December 18, 2021

Totally enjoyed the audio book, as it was so well read. Once again, Jackie French has written an exciting story, this time dealing with Cobb &Co. The characters are lively and many are not who they pretend to be. Weaving a made up story with so many facts makes you wish it was all true. At the end o......more

Goodreads review by Grace on July 14, 2021

This book was a little disappointing. While the story itself contains interesting facts about the Cobb and Co coaches in Australia from the 1800s, and is a good snapshot of that time period, I felt the ending did not match the storyline, or the time period, well. I found the story hard to follow at......more

Goodreads review by Evan on April 22, 2022

A young reader's Aussie historical fiction full of intrigue, mystery, and adventure. The pacing is quick (much like the horse coach itself) and as the twists soon unravel, so too are greater coming-of-age themes and lessons about courage, compassion and finding your moral compass. It's a great insig......more