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A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes follows Emily Bas-Thornton and her siblings, who are sent to England after a hurricane devastates their Jamaican plantation, only for their ship to be hijacked by pirates. The children adapt to life with their captors, forming bonds and grappling with their own morality and actions. Eventually, their ordeal leads to a trial that exposes the complexities of their experiences. Some individuals in the book endure traumatic events, including death, sexual advances, and violence.