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Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
If it is possible to make an individual ship fairly safe from pirate attack, why is it so difficult to eradicate the worldwide practice of piracy? Governments in the Americas and Asia have tried to eliminate entire pirate-friendly coastal settlements, but their efforts have never been truly successful. Explore the complex motivations that still attract individuals to "turn pirate."
2) Blastaway
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Teens Ky and Fig become unlikely allies in a stolen spaceship, eluding space pirates and more as they try to save Earth.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
After seizing control of a British war ship, Hannah Pritchard, masquerading as a boy, and her pirate crewmates discover treasure, but are captured and imprisoned by British soldiers and endure torture and sickness before escaping. Includes "The real history behind the story."
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
When thirteen-year-old Dean Seaborne's latest spy mission for the Pirate King takes him to the mythical island of Zenhala, his life changes as he fights to prove that he is the island's long-lost prince.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
After her parents and brother are killed by Loyalists, fourteen-year-old Hannah leaves their farm and eventually, disguised as a boy, joins a pirate ship that preys on other ships to get supplies for the American Revolution.
9) Pacifica
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
After surviving overcrowding, disease, and unemployment, five hundred lottery winners are promised a new start on Pacifica, but Marin Carey, corsario royalty, knows no island paradise exists.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Miss Pimm, Enchantress of the Marsh, decides to retire, she enlists young Hilary Westfield to gather a band of scallywags and prepare to challenge Captain Blacktooth in an all-out battle for the presidency of the League in order to save the kingdom.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
"As Tycho and his siblings continue to compete for the captain's chair of the Shadow Comet, they must work together to hunt for an old pirate treasure--a treasure that is tied to some long-buried family secrets"--publisher.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A family of space privateers becomes embroiled in a solar system-wide conspiracy, all while the three sibling compete to determine who will become the next captain of the ship when their mother steps down"--publisher.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
A magical coin coin leads sixth-graders Ruthie and Jack to 1753 Massachusetts and to Jack's pirate ancestor when they return to the Art Institute of Chicago's miniature Thorne Rooms on a mission to restore an African American family's reputation.
Author
Publisher
Pineapple Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A timeless collection of pirate stories from Florida originally written in the late 1950s, this book includes stories of well-known and lesser known pirates and buccaneers and the treasure they left behind. From the tale of Gasparilla, the Pirate of Boca Grande, to the tale of the capture of the Mary Anders, these swashbuckling tales of thrilling adventure on the high seas and treasure hunts on land are a delightful part of the history of the Sunshine...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hilary Westfield is now sailing the seas as the Terror of the Southlands, but when Miss Pimm is discovered missing, Hilary decides to find the Enchantress with the help of first mate Charlie, finishing school friend Claire, and the always intrepid gargoyle.
20) The water wars
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a world where water has become a precious resource, Vera and her brother befriend a boy who seems to have unlimited access to water and who suspiciously disappears, prompting a dangerous search challenged by pirates, a paramilitary group, and corporations.
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