An adventure story about the legendary Welsh pirate, Black Bart. After spending her savings on old Jethro's pirate map, twelve-year-old Harriet Amos believes that Black Bart's treasure is within her grasp. But who can she trust after Jethro dies? Her friend Ben? Squire Campbell? Suitable for readers aged 12+ years.

Stori antur i blant am drysor Barti Ddu. Ar ôl iddi wario ei harian cynilo i gyd ar fap môr-ladron Jethro mae Harriet Amos, merch deuddeg oed, yn credu bod trysor Barti Ddu o fewn ei chyrraedd. Ond pwy fydd yn ei chynorthwyo ar ôl i Jethro farw? Ei ffrind Ben? Ysgweier Campbell? Addas i ddarllenwyr 12+ oed.

Harriet Amos feels a frisson of fear as she listens to old Jethro’s blood-curdling description of a hanged man’s face, but this is nothing compared to the fear she experiences after she buys an old map that shows her where to find buried treasure. The map belonged to Barti Ddu, the infamous Welsh pirate, and Harriet and her friend, Ben, are not the only ones on the trail of the pirate’s treasure. Who can be trusted and who can’t? Why does Harriet feel that someone is always following and watching her? Who finds the treasure? And who gets to keep it? The twists and turns in the story will keep the reader guessing to the end.

The novel is a mix of historical fact and fiction but it is written in accessible modern English, albeit perhaps a little difficult to read for the youngest in the 9–11 age group for which it is intended.

Mari Strachan

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