The Boy and the Battleship
Year Published: 2014
Set in Cairns in Tropical Far North Queensland. Graham is in Year 8 and has discovered girls. With the discovery come some hard lessons in life- difficult choices between love and lust and what is the right thing to do.
This is a many-faceted story with drama, conflict and humour involving Graham and his friends at high school, Navy Cadets, peace demonstrators and visiting warships.
And there are sinister forces at work. Graham is drawn into a desperate and dangerous situation where his life is in peril.
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Chris Cummings
Chris Cummings- a former soldier and Officer of Cadets, retired teacher, parent, traveller and writer. During the last 76 years Chris has lived a very full life crammed with experiences, from which he draws authentic detail for his books.
Chris grew up in Cairns and Cape York Peninsula, frequently going to sea in his father's ships and experiencing many adventures which he has woven into his books. Bushwalking, reading history and travel have added depth to his experience as did 63 years in uniform- 4 as an army cadet, 3 in the Regular Army, including a year on active service in Vietnam, and 23 in the Army Reserve plus 38 as an Officer of Cadets. So did 35 years of teaching. During that time he has raised a family and written 38 books. A dozen more are in production.
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