description: On 4 June 1629 the Dutch vessel Batavia struck uncharted rocks off the Western Australian coast. By the time help arrived over 120 men, woman and children had met their deaths - not in the sea but murdered by two fellow survivors, Wouter Loos and Jan Pelgrom.In 1986 teenager Steven Messenger discovers gruesome relics from that wreck. Four months later he disappears without a trace. Where is Messenger? Is his disappearance linked to the relics?Someone knows... Somewhere...
language: English
title: Strange Objects
titlecomplete: Strange Objects
genres: Young Adult, School, Childrens, Australia, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Read For School, Horror, Fantasy, Mystery
ratings_count: 559
places: Australia
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: New South Wales Premier's Literary Award
category: Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature, awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Children's Book Council of Australia Award
category: Book of the Year: Older Readers
publisher: Bolinda Publishing