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Originally published as: Reavers' ransom. 2008 Two hundred years in the future, the United Kingdom has been flooded and England is drifting back to simpler ways. Bloodthirsty pirates, called Reavers, raid the coast too and when they kidnap the Prime Minister's daughter, it looks like it will cause a war. Lilly, a girl determined to stop the war, sets out on a dangerous journey with the help of a Reaver boy and a mysterious talking jewel. Suggested level: primary, intermediate, junior secondary Times/Chicken House Fiction competition, winner 2008.