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A High Wind in Jamaica

Richard Hughes

This classic novel follows a group of English children in Jamaica who are accidentally taken aboard a pirate ship. It offers a dark, psychological exploration of childhood innocence and their unsettling adaptation to a lawless life at sea.

Intermediate (B1–B2)classic
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