Author: Audrey Penn Publisher: Tanglewood ISBN: 9781933718088 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 372
Book Description
In this new leg of a wild adventure, the kids follow the trail of the loot under hot pursuit, a trail that leads halfway around the world and to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. But this adventure uncovers a far deeper mystery, which begins with the discovery of a strange sandstone in the secret tunnel on Ocracoke Island.
Author: Audrey Penn Publisher: Tanglewood ISBN: 9781933718118 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 342
Book Description
In this third Blackbeard book, a madcap adventure tale of four teens' journey across the Atlantic and into Westminster Abbey to return some very old pirate loot, the deeper questions surrounding the strange sandstone with mysterious powers are gradually revealed. This novel's masterful weaving of history, intrigue, adventure, the supernatural, and humor has created a book with a broad appeal to readers of many genres.
Author: Phyllis Root Publisher: Boyds Mills Press ISBN: 1629795917 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 129
Book Description
A sighting of the rare frangipani fruit fly sends Lilly's scientist parents off in search of the fabled Shipwreck Islands. In this Smithsonian's Notable Book for Children, Lilly awaits their return at the home of her great-uncle Ernest, the chief librarian of Mundelaine, a town that seems to have more than its share of piratical-looking characters lurking about. When news comes that her parents' ship has wrecked, she must overcome her fear of the sea, find the hidden island, and outsmart a bunch of treasure-hungry pirates to save the day.
Author: Eve Bunting Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press ISBN: 1410307891 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 210
Book Description
"I always knew my father was a pirate and I always knew I wanted to be one, too." At age fifteen, Catherine's life is about to change. Her mother has just died and Catherine can't stand the thought of being sent to live with her aunt in Boston. She longs for a life of adventure. After she discovers her father's secret life as captain of the pirate ship Reprisal, her only thoughts are to join him on the high seas. Catherine imagines a life of sailing the blue waters of the Caribbean, the wind whipping at her back. She's heard tales of bloodshed and brutality but her father's ship would never be like that. Catherine convinces her father to let her join him, disguised as a boy. But once the Reprisal sets sail, she finds life aboard a pirate ship is not for the faint of heart. If her secret is uncovered, punishment will be swift and brutal.
Author: Tim Collins Publisher: The Salariya Book Company ISBN: 1912006677 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 196
Book Description
These hilarious fictional diaries put us inside the heads of hapless figures from history. Meet Roderick – a scrawny, unremarkable teenager keeping a diary of his life in the Middle Ages. When he’s chosen to become a knight on a quest to find a holy relic (the fingers of St Stephen), Roderick is determined to prove his honour and graduate from zero to hero. ‘Get Real’ fact boxes feature throughout, providing historical context and further information, as well as a timeline, historical biographies and a glossary in the end matter.
Author: Audrey Penn Publisher: ISBN: 9780974930312 Category : Detective and mystery stories Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
This rollicking tale magically combines an unruly group of youngsters, Blackbeard's ghost, secret tunnels, skeletons, hidden treasure, a very mysterious inheritance, This book is a history lesson of the greatest kind--with the past and the present wonderfully and entertainingly intertwined.
Author: Christophe Miraucourt Publisher: Franklin Watts ISBN: 9781445137131 Category : Adventure stories Languages : en Pages : 48
Book Description
Melinda is struggling to find a birthday present for her Dad. What do you get a pirate who has everything?! Her brother Ricky soon starts to cause trouble and before you know it the two of them get themselves into terrible danger... Race Further with Reading is the perfect tool to build reading confidence with illustrated stories in manageable bite-size chapters, following on a level from the Race Ahead with Reading series with stories of 2,000 words.
Author: Jorge González Publisher: Graphic Universe ™ ISBN: 1541548043 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 35
Book Description
In this wordless graphic novel, Captain Barbosa sails the seven seas with his trusty shipmates: a fly, an alligator, and an elephant. A seagull steals his treasured hat, and Barbosa and his crew give chase through a nasty storm. When Barbosa reaches the seagull's island, he finds the hat—along with a nest of baby seagulls—and decides even pirates can forgive and forget.
Author: Maggie Pearson Publisher: Race Further with Reading ISBN: 9780778720898 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
When three boys all run away from home to try and live like pirates, life is easy at first. Then they meet Bonnie-Ann who trains them like real pirates. But their real talent turns out to be more musical.
Author: Pam Withers Publisher: Orca Book Publishers ISBN: 1554695996 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 110
Book Description
Kip's only friends are the members of the Daredevil Club, a club whose mission is to complete seven dangerous dares before their rivals, the Wildmen, complete their list of dares. Before the cliff-diving accident in which he lost the use of his leg, Kip had been the leader of the Daredevil Club. Now he has difficulty completing the dares and suspects that his membership is threatened. As the daredevils plan their final stunt, a dangerous climb along a narrow steel shelf beneath a bridge, they try to convince Kip that he may not be up to the task. Kip refuses to back down even though he suspects his friends might be right. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible. Also available in French.
Author: Audrey Penn
Author: Audrey Penn
Author: Phyllis Root
Author: Eve Bunting
Author: Tim Collins
Author: Audrey Penn
Author: Christophe Miraucourt
Author: Jorge González
Author: Maggie Pearson
Author: Pam Withers