Description
This new adventure story from award-winning children's author Cristy Burne helps readers learn about the importance of honesty and owning your actions.
Blair and his cousin embark on an adventurous day out, snorkelling on the wreck of the Omeo, but their excitement turns to panic when Blair loses his brother's cherished GoPro camera on the seabed.
No one knows about his mistake except his cousin, and she urges Blair to keep it a secret. But Blair's lies quickly spiral out of control. Terrified to confess but wracked with guilt, Blair is left floundering in the deep.
Review
Blair’s parents like to plan his activities to keep him busy over the holidays. This time it is a snorkelling trip in the bay!
As they are leaving Blair sees that his older brother Marcus has left his treasured GoPro at the top of his open bag... and the GoPro would take amazing underwater shots!
Balir decides to take it with him, but when he loses it in the ocean his world is turned upside down. He was going to own up but when Marcus himself is blamed for losing it the situation is getting worse and worse...
Can Blair manage to tell everyone what he did? And will this ease the horrible way that he has been feeling about himself for not owning up?
This is a modern cautionary tale with a great message about the importance of being honest, and how owning up to your mistakes will be better in the long run. A perfect story for readers aged 7 to 10 years.
