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Pirate latitudes: a novel
By Michael Crichton. 2009
The Caribbean, 1665. Port Royal, Jamaica is a cutthroat town of taverns, grog shops, and bawdy houses. For Captain Charles…
Hunter, there's a living to be made, and gold in Spanish hands is gold for the taking. Word in port is that the galleon El Trinidad is awaiting repairs in a nearby, heavily fortified, harbour. Hunter assembles a crew of ruffians to infiltrate the enemy island and commandeer El Trinidad, along with its fortune in gold. The raid is as perilous as the bloodiest tales of island legend and Hunter will lose more than one man before he even sets foot on foreign shores, where dense jungle and the firepower of Spanish infantry stand between him and the treasure. Violence and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2009.Mutiny on the Bounty
By John Boyne. 2009
1789. 14-year-old John Turnstile, arrested as a pickpocket, is offered a choice of jail or ship duty, and becomes Captain…
Bligh's servant aboard The Bounty. The infamous Bligh, a shrewd navigator and devoted husband and father, often antagonizes his crew with his moodiness and rigid adherence to duty, loyalty, and honour. After six months on Tahiti, second-in-command Fletcher Christian leads a mutiny, forcing Bligh and 18 loyal crew members into a 23-foot launch with only a compass and meagre rations. For senior high readers. Some strong language, some descriptions of violence, and some descriptions of sex. c2009.Minerva's voyage
By Lynne Kositsky. 2009
Robin Starveling, aka Noah Vaile, is scooped off the streets of seventeenth-century Bristol, England, and dragged onboard a ship bound…
for Virginia by the murderous William Thatcher, who needs a servant with no past and no future to aid him in a plot to steal gold. Starveling fits the bill perfectly since he lives nowhere and has no parents. Aboard the ship, Starveling makes friends with a young cabin boy, Peter Fence. Beset by danger and villainy on every side, the boys finally discover the old man’s identity and unearth a treasure that is much rarer and finer than gold. Grades 5-8. c2009.Capt. Hook: the adventures of a notorious youth
By James V Hart, J. M Barrie. 2005
The youth of notorious villain Captain Hook, from his days at Eton. When he arrives at the famous school, James…
(the future Hook) has never known his mother and barely knows his father, so he channels his loneliness and rage into plotting revenge against sadistic classmates. At last, he escapes to the high seas, but he unwittingly boards a slave ship that reveals horrifying brutality and family secrets. Some strong language. Grades 5-8 and older readers. 2005.Belle comme un naufrage: [roman]
By Romain Saint-Cyr. 2006
Au cours de lété 1942, alors que plusieurs navires étaient coulés par des sous-marins allemands sur les côtes gaspésiennes, des…
rumeurs circulaient au sujet de la présence despions nazis dans certains village. Soixante ans plus tard, La Mouette, un vieux voilier aux origines inconnues qui dort dans un hangar en Gaspésie est au centre de multiples intrigues qui semblent remonter jusquà cette époque. Claude Beaupré, passionné de navigation et Rosa Millaire, orpheline à la recherche de son père, découvriront peu à peu lhistoire tragique de La Mouette, mais leurs recherches les amèneront beaucoup plus loin quils ne lauraient cru : dans le passé, sur la mer et en eux-mêmes. -- 4e de couv.The dark deeps: the hunchback assignments II (The hunchback assignments ; #2)
By Arthur G Slade. 2010
Modo, teenage spy and temporary shape-shifter, is plunged once more into the world of international espionage. This time he's on…
the trail of a mysterious underwater creature and he's not alone. Sequel to "The hunchback assignments" (EB75089). Followed by "Empire of ruins". Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence. 2010. (The hunchback assignments ; 2)The sea captain's wife
By Beth Powning. 2010
1861. Azuba is the young wife of Nathaniel, an older man who captains a commercial ship. When she suffers a…
miscarriage while her husband is at sea, Azuba finds comfort and understanding in her friendship with a local minister. Upon Nathaniel's return, rumours of an affair between Azuba and the minister are swirling, and he feels compelled to take his wife and five-year-old daughter on his next voyage. Some descriptions of violence and some descriptions of sex. c2010.Sacred stone (Oregon Files Ser. #No. 2)
By Clive Cussler, Craig Dirgo. 2005
In the remote wastes of Greenland, a young scientist has unearthed a 50,000 year-old meteorite known as the Sacred Stone,…
which he soon discovers possesses potentially catastrophic radioactive power. The astounding find places him in the crossfire of two opposing terrorist groups who seek the stone for themselves. Caught between two militant factions bent on wholesale slaughter, Juan Cabrillo and his ship of high-tech mercenaries must fight to protect the scientist and the Sacred Stone - and prevent the outbreak of World War III. c2004.The antlered ship
By Dashka Slater, Terry Fan, Eric Fan. 2017
An inquisitive fox named Marco and a bored flock of pigeons join the crew of deer Captain Sylvia, setting sail…
in her antlered ship in search of a wonderful island and finding friendship on the way. Grades K-3. 2017.The summer of the Marco Polo
By Kasia Charko, Lynn Manuel. 2007
In the summer of 1883 a famous clipper ship ran aground off the coast of Prince Edward Island near the…
home of a young girl named Lucy Maud Montgomery, who became one of Canada's most beloved writers. The town of Cavendish and Lucy Maud herself were transformed by the event and the exciting summer that followed. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2007.Walter the farting dog goes on a cruise
By William Kotzwinkle, Glenn Murray, Audrey Colman, Elizabeth Gundy. 2006
Because his farts create unpleasantness for everyone on a cruise ship, Walter the dog continues the journey in a lifeboat,…
but when the ship's computer crashes, causing the liner to drift, Walter again proves himself a hero. Grades K-3. 2006.Tom Crean's rabbit: a true story from Scott's last voyage
By Bert Kitchen, Meredith Hooper. 1998
It's very cold in Antarctica, and the Terra Nova is crowded with both men and animals. Tom the sailor is…
looking for a quiet and cozy place for his pet rabbit to have her babies. From high in the rigging to down in the hold, the crewman takes readers all through the ship while he searches for a spot where his rabbit can make her nest. Based on the diaries of men who sailed to the South Pole on board the Terra Nova in 1910 with Captain Robert Falcon Scott. Grades K-3. 1998.Grandma and the pirates
By Phoebe Gilman. 1993
Small Saul
By Ashley Spires. 2011
When Small Saul joins the crew of The Rusty Squid, it doesn't take long for the other pirates to notice…
something is very different about this tiny fellow. He was born to sing sea shanties, bake pineapple upside down cakes and redecorate, not to hold a sword and be rough and tough. Small Saul learned at Pirate College that pirates only care about three things: their ship, being tough and lots and lots of treasure. Can Small Saul show these ruffians that despite his gentle spirit, he's worth his weight in gold? Grades K-3. 2011.Peg and the whale
By Kenneth Oppel, Terry Widener. 2000
7-year-old Peg, born and bred on her parents' fishing boat, decides it's time to catch a whale. She signs on…
to the crew of a whaling ship and does hook an enormous whale, but flies off the boat and gets swallowed whole! She sets up house in the whale's stomach, and eventually steers the whale home - where she begins making plans for her next adventure. ALA Booklist Editor's Choice for 2000. Grades K-3. 2000.A sea-wishing day
By Kady MacDonald Denton, Robert Heidbreder. 2007
On a hot summer day, a wish transforms an urban backyard into a place of breezy high-seas adventure. As our…
bold Captain and Skipper ride the salty waves, they encounter a beastly sea monster, buried treasure, a scurvy pirate crew, lovely mermaids and more. Grades K-3. 2007.Dinosailors
By Howard Fine, Deb Lund. 2003
A tale of high jinks on the high seas begins when a crew of novice dinosailors sets sail for adventure,…
only to find that something even better awaits them back home. Grades K-3. c2003.Stanley at sea
By Linda Bailey, Bill Slavin. 2008
It's picnic time in the park, and Stanley wanders down by the river where he runs into other dogs. Soon…
their keen noses lead them to a delicious treat on a small boat with no people in sight. When the boat's mooring comes loose, they float away with the current down the river, under a bridge, and then out to sea! Grades K-3. 2008.Down at the Seaweed Café
By Robert Graham Perry, Greta Guzek. 2002
Seaweed tea is the beverage of choice at the Seaweed Café, where the regulars gather each night for song, dance,…
and storytelling. As the salty crew competes to see who can spin the liveliest yarn, tales of whales, sunken treasure, sea monster antics, and mermaid whimsy are told, whispered, and sung. Grades P-2. 2002.How I became a pirate
By David Shannon, Melinda Long. 2003