Author: Ransome, Arthur
Interest age: from c 9 years 
Published 01/12/1995 by Penguin Random House Children's UK (Red Fox) in the United Kingdom as part of the Swallows And Amazons series 
Paperback | 384 pages, 1
The ultimate children's classic - long summer days filled with adventure. John, Susan, Titty and Roger sail their boat, Swallow, to a deserted island for a summer camping trip. Exploring and playing sailors is an adventure in itself but the island holds more excitement in store. Two fierce Amazon pirates, Nancy and Peggy, challenge them to war and a summer of battles and alliances ensues.
'My childhood simply would not have been the same without this book. It created a whole world to explore, one that lasted long in the imagination after the final page had been read' - Marcus Sedgwick