News for 'Black Powder'

An exciting and thought-provoking World War II adventure from the author of Black Powder, winner of the Historical Association's Young Quills Award. 

We are super excited to share the news that Black Powder by Ally Sherrick has WON the Historical Association's Young Quills Award! We're over the moon for Ally and her brilliant book. To celebrate, Ally shares why she loves a bit of history ... (more…)

Day 5! Today Black Powder author Ally Sherrick is stopping by the blog to share her words of wisdom.  (more…)

As August arrives in a flurry of rain, we're enjoyed some serious bookish sunshine in the Chicken House offices, with three totally gripping reads ... (more…)

Ally Sherrick loves exploring ruined castles and decaying mansions and imagining what it must have been like to live in them without electricity and hot and cold running water – although she’s quite glad she doesn’t have to herself!

She has a BA in medieval history and French from Newcastle University and an MA in Writing for Children at the University of Winchester.

She is married and lives with her husband and assorted garden wildlife in Surrey.

England, 1605.

12-year-old Tom must save his father from hanging. He falls in with a mysterious stranger – the Falcon – who promises to help in exchange for his service. But on the long journey to London, Tom discovers the Falcon's true mission – and a plot to blow up Parliament with barrels of black powder.

Tom faces a terrible decision: secure his father's release, or stop the assassination of the king ...

A rip-roaring, beautifully written life-and-death quest, packed with history and adventure.