The Jaguar Trials

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Action Adventures - chills, thrills and plenty of spills

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4 out 5

When thirteen-year-old Finley takes up arms by joining a local protest
camp to stop a huge land development project, little does he
know the battle he faces. Already, the exploratory drilling has
awakened powerful forces. Two phantom girls walk the woodland mists
at dusk. They lead Fin on a journey of discovery, a journey back
through time; to the very heartland of Ancient Britain, where
the Iceni tribe fought invaders of a different kind. To stand against
the government-backed corporate might that faces them, Finn
and his friends must find the archaeological evidence that will
prove Carrus Wood is the location of the elusive Iceni stronghold,
the site of their final struggle against the control of Imperial
Rome. They come to realise that they must locate nothing less than
the symbol of the Iceni Queen’s power itself. Her very war chariot.

And they cannot fail. They must halt the earthmovers to prevent destruction of a different kind. For deadly enemies are massing; massing for a battle re-enactment that will destroy all in its path. But all is not as it seems. Fin discovers that artefacts have been removed; a false trail laid. And with the protestors discredited, the company’s persuasive rhetoric is winning support. The land development will regenerate the local economy; create much-needed jobs. Fast-tracked Government clearance means the bulldozers can begin work within a matter of hours. Can Finlay find the lost location of Boudicca’s war chariot in time and call a halt to devastation? Will the ancient landscape yield its secrets before it is too late? CHARIOT is a spine-tingling, modern day thriller that evokes the struggle of being a Celt in Roman Britain; paralleling the modern day struggle of one small community prepared to stand up for their future against an equally powerful adversity.

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quite boring

Don Viktor Foxtail 19.08.2022

Good book with lots of fun and adventure

Esquire Dragon Anteater 24.08.2021

The book Jaguar Trials from Ruth Eastham really impressed me the use of powerful and meaningful words, that she edits in the book when talking about something that is currently happening. I like reading this book because I knew from the book cover it should be interesting. Jaguar Trials gave me curiosity because Ruth Eastham is a very outstanding author. The person that I liked best in the book is Ben because he experienced a lot of interesting stuff while recognizing that they had the jaguar with them. The thing that interested me to read this book was that every chapter that Ruth Eastham does at the end she ends like a mystery or even cliffhanger, another thing that interested me was that I like the look jaguars and I really want to know some more information about this fabulous creature ., and I really like when chapters end in cliffhanger, I know that lots of Ruth Eastham's books that she writes end in cliffhanger for example The Memory Cage that ends with cliffhangers. I think that another person that would read this book would like it because it has a lot of cliffhangers and it is interesting to read.

Anonymous 05.09.2020

I really liked this book, as it was about two boys called Ben and Rafael who went on an adventure in the Amazon. My favourite character was Ben, as he is brave and adventurous and never gives up. I would definitely recommend it to someone else.

Judge Pablo Heronimus 19.08.2020

I really enjoyed this book! My favourite character is probably Ben since I is the main character. I would really recommend this book! It's really good and I liked reading about the Amazon and El Dorado!

Anonymous 14.08.2020

I liked all the random plot twists and the trials

Anonymous 26.07.2020

Amazing and cliffhangers

Anonymous 10.09.2017

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