Outbreak: Code Red

Chris Ryan

ISBN 10: 1862302804 / ISBN 13: 9781862302808

Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK, 2008

About this Item

Ben Tracey is looking forward to spending the summer in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where his father has been hired. They soon realise that the people living in the village near the mine are frightened and discover that behind the door of every hut there is at least one person dying or seriously ill. Will they be able to prevent disaster?

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Outbreak: Code Red
• Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1862302804
• ISBN 13: 9781862302808
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Thirteen-year-old Ben Tracey is looking forward to spending the summer in the Democratic Republic of Congo where his father has been hired to examine the valuable mineral Coltan that is being mined there. They soon realize that the people in the village close to the mine are frightened and it doesn’t take long for Ben and his father to discover why: behind the door of every hut there is at least one person dying or seriously ill, and no one seems to be doing anything to help.

As Ben’s father falls ill, it is up to Ben and his new friend from the village, Halima, to try and tell the government what’s going on so the village can be isolated to prevent the sickness spreading. Will they be able to prevent disaster?

About the Author

Chris Ryan joined the SAS in 1984. During his ten years in the elite squadron, he was involved in overt and covert operations, and was sniper team commander of the anti-terrorist team. During the Gulf War, Chris was the only member of an eight-man team to escape from Iraq. For this he was awarded the Military Medal. For his last two years he was selecting and training potential recruits for the SAS.