Tuesday, September 9, 2014

A Bounty of Books

Talk Like a Pirate Day is coming up next week.  To celebrate, I will be sharing some of my favorite pirate books for all ages.  Today we'll be looking at some great chapter books for kids . . .

Uncle Pirate by Douglas Rees
Wilson is one of the most bullied fourth-graders at the chaotic Very Elementary School until his long-lost uncle, Desperate Evil Wicked Bob--a pirate--and his talking penguin arrive and begin making everything ship-shape, one classroom at a time.

Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson
Soon after Peter, an orphan, sets sail from England on the ship Never Land, he befriends and assists Molly, a young Starcatcher, whose mission is to guard a trunk of magical stardust from a greedy pirate and the native inhabitants of a remote island.

Dragon's Plunder by Brad Strickland
Having been kidnapped by former pirates because of his ability to whistle up the wind, fifteen-year-old Jamie agrees to help their leader, a living corpse, find the dragon of Windrose Island.

Alex and the Ironic Gentleman by Adrienne Kress
When the pirates of the Ironic Gentleman kidnap Alex Morningside's beloved new teacher, Mr. Underwood, Alex sets off on a journey to rescue him and tries to enlist the help of Captain Magnanimous, Coriander the Conjurer, and the Extremely Ginormous Octopus along the way.

Raider's Ransom by Emily Diamond
In 22nd-century Great Britain, where climate change has caused vast flooding, piratical raiders kidnap the Prime Minister's daughter and thirteen-year-old Lilly Melkun, an English fisher-girl, takes her seacat on a daring rescue attempt, with a mysterious talking jewel from a past computer age tucked in her belt as ransom.

More Pirate Stories --
The 13th Floor: A Ghost Story by Sid Fleischman
Fergus Crane by Paul Stewart
Fish by Gergory Mone
Misty Gordon and the Mystery of the Ghost Pirates by Kim Kennedy
The Mousehunter by Alex Milway
Nick of Time by Ted Bell
Pirate Curse by Kai Meyer
The Pirates of Turtle Rock by Richard W. Jennings
Remarkable by Lizzie Foley
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Treasure of Savage Island by Lenore Hart

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