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  • Published: 1 September 2011
  • ISBN: 9781849398893
  • Imprint: Andersen Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 272

Outlaw



A Robin Hood story set in the Sahara - adventure, high-speed chases in a dry, hot climate!

Fifteen-year-old Jake Knight is an explorer and adventurer at heart but this often gets him into trouble. When a stuffy English boarding school suspends him for rule-breaking, Jake flies out to Burkina Faso where his parents are living. He is expecting a long, adventure-filled vacation under a smiling African sun. But what awaits him there is kidnapping, terrorism and Yakuuba Sor - the most wanted outlaw in the Sahara desert.

  • Published: 1 September 2011
  • ISBN: 9781849398893
  • Imprint: Andersen Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 272

About the author

Stephen Davies

Stephen Davies lives with his wife and two baby daughters amongst Fulani herders in West Africa. He speaks Fulfulde, accompanies cattle-drives, and has been involved in the set-up of a Fulfulde radio station. but spends several months of the year in the UK. He also writes for the Guardian Weekly (Letters from Burkina Faso) and occasionally for the Sunday Times. He won Africa Geographic's 'Travel Writer of the Year' competition in 2003. Check out his website: http://www.voiceinthedesert.org.uk.

Christopher Corr was born in London and studied at The Royal College of Art. He has worked on numerous commissions including a Royal Mail millennium stamp about the UN Peace-keeping Force in Bosnia. He has also painted posters and cards and other materials for London Transport, National Aids Trust, Body Shop, Habitat and Ikea, UNICEF, Kensington & Chelsea Healthcare Authority, and Waterstones. His round the world travels provide the inspiration for his work.

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Praise for Outlaw

A strong desert setting and a corkscrew of a plot make this a terrific page-turner.

Julia Eccleshare, LoveReading4Kids

Pure good-hearted fun for fans of Anthony Horowitz.

The Times

A faintly old-fashioned tale of kidnap, complete with Robin Hood figure, double-dealing policemen and British spies running amok. Highly entertaining.

Independent on Sunday

The outlaw at the heart of the plot brings a heartening complexity and morality to this seldom-seen setting. Nonstop action in the African desert.

Kirkus

The outlaw at the heart of the plot, Yakuuba Sor, brings a heartening complexity and morality to this seldom-seen setting. Nonstop action in the African desert.

Kirkus Reviews USA

This is one of those books that 11+ boys who love action and adventure will love . . . Stephen Davies certainly deserves to become more widely known than he currently is.

The Book Zone (for Boys)

I have a dreadful urge to run around town waving a copy of Outlaw at every potential reader I can think of.

Bookwitch

This is, quite simply, a cracking action thriller. I can't recommend this highly enough.

Armadillo Magazine

A slickly paced sequence of dramatic incidents characterised by numerous twists, turns and unexpected revelations.

Books for Keeps

A non-stop adventure

Addicted to Media

Outlaw moves at a strikingly quick pace yet is not without humor. This thriller is a great way to get readers hooked while introducing them to the issues affecting contemporary Africa.

School Library Journal, Starred Review

Davies smoothly mixes adventure and political commentary. Readers should enjoy both the characters and the abundant action.

Publishers Weekly

Voted one of the best books of 2011

School Library Journal, USA