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National Trust: The Secret Diary of Kitty Cask, Smuggler's Daughter

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National Trust: The Secret Diary of Kitty Cask, Smuggler's Daughter by Philip Ardagh, and Jamie Littler

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By Philip Ardagh, and and, Jamie Littler

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21 reviews

Fact meets fiction in this thrilling story of 18th century smuggling and intrigue!

Reviews

31 Jul 2023

I enjoyed this book a lot and I would recommend it to my friends.

30 Jul 2023

I just love it and it’s so much fun to read.My favourite character is kitty because she does really exiting things like sneaking out of her house all the time!

23 Jul 2023

It was good and action packed, the only reason I don't give 5 stars is because it was based on history and had lots of explanations at the bottom of the page and some of these could be very long. I didn't like that.

16 Aug 2022

It was sad, I liked when Kity and her father escaped prison.

02 Jul 2022

It was a good book

30 Aug 2021

Exciting.
I find the front cover funny because it says 'only the FACTS are true'!

14 Aug 2021

It was a very exciting and action-packed story. I really liked the bit when she went to prison!

22 Jul 2021

I loved it esspecailly when the dad and Kitty escaped from prison

11 Jul 2021

It was boring but it was ok

08 Sep 2020

Kitty Cask is a smugglers daughter and in this book is a diary about the events her father and herself get up to over an amount of days. She goes through a lot of secrets, like blowing up a cave at night, going secretly to see her fathers great adventures,and along with dad, goes to prison. She has so many daring adventures because she is a smugglers daughter and a daring ascape from prison makes her and her father even more daring. My favourite character is Kitty because she is so daring and adventurous and secretive and I sometimes share secrets with my friends.

31 Aug 2020

Kitty is the daughter of a smuggler. She is always helping her dad and her brother to protect everyone from the army

29 Aug 2020

I really enjoyed this book. I even enjoyed it more that the other national trust book!! i think it was really good because it was a fictional book but also with non-fiction elements. My favourite character was kitty because she was funny and brave.

24 Aug 2020

I thought the story was really cool because there was lots of dangerous bits. Kitty and her father Jon escaped jail. They blew up the cave too.

23 Aug 2020

I thought that the beginning was a bit boring but when the war started it got interesting.
I think people that like war that are 6,7, or 8.

13 Aug 2020

My favourite character was Kitty because she was adventurous. I would recommend it because it is interesting and quite complicated

09 Aug 2020

This is the second time I have read this book from the library. I like it very much and think that Kitty is very brave.

09 Aug 2020

Kitty is a very funny character and keeps being involved in her dad's smuggling missions when she is meant to be at home in her bed. She has a sister who is called Esme and she has a brother who is called Jago.

04 Aug 2020

Very interesting and funny would say 7-9 yr olds or to teachers for an enjoyable educational class read

My favorite character was kitty as she was a brave independent woman

20 Jul 2020

This book is amazing for people who love excitement, smuggling and danger.

13 Aug 2019

Interesting

11 Aug 2019

Just like the other 'Secret Diary' books, this fictional story has a brilliant plot and likeable characters, whilst at the same time teaching you all about smuggling in Cornwall in the 1800s. I would recommend this book.

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