Pirates

A list of suggested titles for this summer's Reading is an Adventure Challenge: Pirates. Features picture books, chapter books, and non-fiction.

Updated June 21, 2024
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Seven dead pirates : a ghost story
Bailey, Linda
Paper Book
A shy boy comes to life and finds his voice when the ghosts of seven dead pirates appear in his bedroom. A humorous, inspiring, critically acclaimed adventure! Lewis Dearborn is a lonely, anxious, "terminally shy" boy of eleven when his great-grandfather passes away and leaves...
Peter and the Starcatchers
Barry, Dave.
Paper Book
Don't even think of starting this book unless you're sitting in a comfortable chair and have lots of time. A fast-paced, impossible-to-put-down adventure awaits as the young orphan Peter and his mates are dispatched to an island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. They set sail aboard the Never Land, a...
How to survive in the age of piratesA Handy Guide to Swashbuckling Adventures, Avoiding Deadly Diseases, and Escaping the Ruthless Renegades of the High Seas
Boyer, Crispin
Paper Book
This ultimate survival guide transports you back in time to the golden age of pirates, when fearsome captains like Barbarossa and Blackbeard made the rules. Find out if you have what it takes to sail through this ruthless world of cutthroats and renegades--if you dare!
Race to the bottom of the sea /
Eagar, Lindsay.
Paper Book
Can a clever young inventor uncover a ruthless pirate's heart of gold? Thrilling sea adventure takes on a hint of steampunk in the second book by the author of the acclaimed Hour of the Bees. When her parents, the great marine scientists Dr. and Dr. Quail, are killed in a...
The stern chase
Flanagan, John
Paper Book
Outnumbered but determined, the Herons are ready for action. The scene is set for an epic battle at sea . . . For years now, the Skandians have been the guardians of the Stormwhite Sea, stopping piracy wherever they find it. But there are some who don't like the Skandians'...
Pirate stew
Gaiman, Neil
Paper Book
From the multi-award-winning Neil Gaiman comes the biggest picture book of the year: a joyfully riotous, brilliantly anarchic, deliciously rhyming adventure, with glorious piratical illustrations by Chris Riddell 'Neil Gaiman is the nearest thing children's books...
Raiders of the lost shark
Gardner, Lyn
Ebook
Rufus goes to sea
Griswell, Kim T.
Paper Book
Ahoy--Pirate Pig on board! What does a book-loving pig like Rufus do when school's out for summer? He turns to his favorite stories for inspiration, of course! And before long, he's dreaming of days filled with adventure and nights under blankets of stars. It's the pirate life for him,...
Lintang and the pirate queen
Moss, Tamara
Paper Book
Lintang dreams of having adventures on the high seas. When a deadly mythie attacks the same day the infamous Captain Shafira visits her island, Lintang gets her chance, defending her village with a bravery that earns her a place on the pirate queen's ship. But they've...
Pirates past noon
Osborne, Mary Pope.
Paper Book
The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! It's a treasure trove of trouble! Jack and Annie are in for a high-seas adventure when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the days of deserted islands,...
The map to everywhere
Ryan, Carrie
Paper Book
'It is said the Bintheyr Map to Everywhere will take its possessor wherever he or she needs to go...' Master thief, Fin, is unusual - when he's out of sight, everyone forgets he exists! He needs to find his mother - the one person who might remember him. Schoolgirl, Marrill,...
Lampie and the children of the sea
Schaap, Annet
Paper Book
A stunningly illustrated, enchanting fairytale adventure debut.
The pirate code /
Schulz, Heidi.
Paper Book
Fresh off a fearsome encounter with the Neverland crocodile, Jocelyn Hook decides the most practical plan is to hunt down her father's famous fortune. After all, she'll need the gold to fund her adventuring in the future. (And luckily, Hook left her the map.) But the map proves to be a bit harder to...
TREASURE ISLAND
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Paper Book
While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads to a pirate fortune as well as great danger.
The pirate jamboree
Teague, Mark
Paper Book

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