About This Book
This abridged chapter book brings J. Meade Falkner's classic adventure, Moonfleet, to younger readers. It follows 15-year-old orphan John Trenchard as he becomes entangled with a band of smugglers in a small 18th-century English coastal village. Lured by the legend of a hidden diamond, John finds himself on a dangerous quest, facing betrayal, imprisonment, and the harsh realities of life. The story explores themes of loyalty, perseverance, and the search for justice, offering a gripping historical adventure for confident readers aged 4-11.
This fabulous new series is for fully confident readers and helps build up stamina for reading standard-length books. It contains advanced sentence structure and vocabulary with challenging plots and subplots.
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Discussion Prompts
1
What does loyalty mean to John and Elzevir? How do they show it to each other?
2
Do you think the smugglers were 'bad guys'? Why or why not?
3
What choices did John make that led him into trouble? What choices helped him in the end?
4
How did John change from the beginning of the story to the end?
5
If you found a secret passage, what would you hope to find?
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