Code Red 2: Wildfire (Code Red Adventure)

Code Red, Code Red, it's a major disaster - the fire is out of control! An explosive and dramatic adventure set in Australia from ex-SAS hero and survival expert Chris Ryan.Ben gets the chance for a trip of a lifetime when his mum is invited to attend a big conference in Australia. In the midst of a drought, it's hot. And it's dry. Drier than it's been for years. And it only takes a spark to set off a fire... As world leaders gather and a student demo gathers pace, a small flame takes hold - and suddenly an unquenchable fire bursts into life and an inferno of flames up to l00 metres high tear through the streets, threatening homes and lives. And in the smoke and confusion, an important general is kidnapped! Ben - just learning to fly - finds himself at the controls of a microlite and on the trail of the kidnappers... Ben gets the chance for a trip of a lifetime when his mum is invited to attend a big conference in Australia. In the midst of a drought, it's hot. And it's dry. Drier than it's been for years. And it only takes a spark to set off a fire ... As world leaders gather and a student demo gathers pace, a small flame takes hold - and suddenly an unquenchable fire bursts into life and an inferno of flames up to l00 metres high tear through the streets, threatening homes and lives. And in the smoke and confusion, an important general is kidnapped! Ben - just learning to fly - finds himself at the controls of a microlite and on the trail of the kidnappers .. "Thirteen-year-old Ben is in Australia when the hot conditions and a group of rioters with a sinister agenda combine to create a terrifying bushfire which horrifyingly, unquenchably, bursts into life and tears through the area. Thousands of homes are caught in the inferno. And thousands of people must flee for their lives...But fire can be a great cover for a kidnap attempt."--Publisher's description Ben is in Australia when the hot conditions and a group of activists with a sinister agenda combine to create a terrifying bushfire which horrifically bursts into life and tears through the region. With flames up to 100 metres high, thousands of homes are caught up in the inferno and thousands of people must flee for their lives. Suggested level: secondary. Ben is in Australia when the hot conditions and a group of activists with a sinister agenda combine to create a terrifying bushfire which horrifically bursts into life and tears through the region. With flames up to 100 metres high, thousands of homes are caught in the inferno. And people must flee for their lives ... (From back cover)