- Children & youth
- 9-12 years

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The Mystery of the SS Waratah
Marilyn Honikman, Brice Reignier (illustr.)
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Soft cover, 144pp
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Based on the true unsolved mystery dating back to 1909, the disappearance of the steamer remains one of the most baffling nautical mysteries of all time.
The author has woven a story around the historical facts, involving present day children doing research of their own.
“She has taken a tale she heard many years ago, and turned it into an adventure for kids, a story of intellectual detection. She has wound together history, both national and personal, with a sense of family and childhood adventure….This is a storyteller's book … with a fine sense of time and place. It is delightful. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.” Prof. Anton Harber , Professor of Media Studies, Wits University.
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