Don't miss the captivating audio version (Listen & Live audio), read by Katherine Kellgren. Meyer (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) and finds herself battling pirates on the high seas. In a similar vein, for readers aged 12-up, orphaned Mary "Jacky" Faber passes for the titular ship's boy in Bloody Jack by L.A. Lest you think girls have no place among pirates, the heroine of the charming early chapter book Kylie Jean, Pirate Queen by Marci Peschke, illustrated by Tuesday Mourning (Capstone), sets out to prove otherwise. In How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long, illustrated by David Shannon (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), young Jeremy Jacobs can't resist a pirate crew's invitation to join up, but discovers he's a landlubber at heart (there's no place like home). Here are some books to help you and yours brush up on your lingo and avoid walking the plank. Next Thursday, September 19, is International Talk Like a Pirate Day.
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