Author(s): Garry Disher

Young Adult & Teenage

Novel for young adult readers. Nat Whistler can't wait to get out of his small and boring hometown. When he starts researching a school project, he discovers he is the descendant of Gus Whistler, a bushranger who rode with the legendary Captain Kydd. As his interest grows, he starts reading the journal of Moondyne Kate who rode with the gang. Through her diary he learns some uncomfortable truths about the past. Author has previously written 'The Bamboo Flute' which was the 1993 Children's Book Council Book of the Year for Younger Readers, and 'The Divine Wind', shortlisted for the 1999 CBC Book of the Year for Older Readers.