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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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!
The word pirates
Cooper, Susan
Paper Book
Pirate Captain Rottingbones and his crew need breakfast. But these pirates can't have just any ordinary breakfast...no, they need nice, fresh WORDS. And where better to get them than stealing them straight off the pages of all kinds of books? But when Captain Rottingbones and his...
Henry and the Crazed Chicken Pirates
Crimi, Carolyn.
Paper Book
BOWK! Buccaneers and book lovers will squawk with laughter as Henry and his hare-brained crew face another high-seas adventure. Barnacle Black Ear and his band of Buccaneer Bunnies are back! The floppy-eared scallywags are busy — shooting one another out of cannons;...
Tiger Lily and the secret treasure of Neverland
Dimaline, Cherie
Paper Book
Welcome to Neverland--where an unforgettable adventure is about to begin . . . Tiger Lily and her community, the Indigenous people of Neverland, possess a unique ability: they can choose to grow up. But for now, Tiger Lily is enjoying being thirteen, spending time with her...
Izzy & Oscar
Estes, Allison
Paper Book
Hilarious yet sweet, this charming picture book that will give readers the giggles while subtly conveying the message to love others for who they are. Pretend pirate captain Izzy is looking for a pet when an adventurous little octopus squiggles into town. Have you ever taught an octopus to...
The stern chase /
Flanagan, John
Paper Book
Follow the Brotherband in a battle against an Iberian pirate raiding ship in the latest exciting tale in the Brotherband Chronicles from John Flanagan, author of the internationally bestselling Ranger's Apprentice series! The Herons are home in Skandia--preparing to celebrate two...
Pirate stew /
Gaiman, Neil.
Paper Book
Meet LONG JOHN McRON, SHIP'S COOK . . . and the most unusual babysitter you've ever seen. Long John has a whole crew of wild pirates in tow, and--for one boy and his sister--he's about to transform a perfectly...
Pirates don't change diapers /
Long, Melinda.
Paper Book
When the pirate crew turns up at Jeremy Jacob's house and accidentally wakes his baby sister, that wee scallywag howls louder than a storm on the high seas. Sure, there's buried treasure to be found, but nobody's digging up anything until Bonney Anne quits her caterwauling. So, quicker than you can...
Captain Monty takes the plunge
Mook-Sang, Jennifer
Paper Book
Monty the Malodorous is a daring pirate. He is brave, bold and feared by all who sail the six or seven seas. But Monty has a secret: he can't swim. He never goes into the ocean - and he never takes a bath. 'Real pirates don't bathe. Yar-har-har!' he says. But things change when he meets a mermaid...
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,...
Pirates : a nonfiction companion to Magic Tree House #4, Pirates Past Noon
Osborne, Will.
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! Getting the facts behind the fiction has never looked better. Track the facts with Jack and Annie!! When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in...
Abigail Adams, pirate of the Caribbean
Sheinkin, Steve
Paper Book
WARNING: DO NOT BELIEVE THE STORY YOU'RE ABOUT TO READ. Well, you can believe some of it. There is some real history. But also hijinks. Time travel. And famous figures setting off on adventures that definitely never happened--till now. Time is getting twisted, and it's up...
Robinson /
Sis, Peter,
Paper Book
Hans Christian Andersen Award winner and three-time Caldecott Honoree Peter Sís delivers an epic tour de force and his most beautiful, accessible work to date!A boy who loves adventure. A mysterious ocean journey. A remote island wilderness.Discover what surprises await in this beautiful dreamlike...
Treasure Island
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Paper Book
The quintessential adventure story that first established pirates in the popular imagination, Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island is edited with an introduction by John Seelye in Penguin Classics. When a mysterious sailor dies in sinister circumstances at the Admiral...
The pirate jamboree
Teague, Mark
Paper Book
Ahoy! Your little mateys will shout and "aargh" along with the pirate jamboree!A fun, rhyming, swashbuckling read-aloud from Mark Teague! Join Blackbeard Johnson, Eyepatch Sue, Cap'n Gunderboom, Peg Leg Jones, and more as they set their sails for a rousing pirate adventure! They arrive on their...
All paws on deck
Young, Jessica
Paper Book
Meet Haggis and Tank--two dogs with BIG imaginations!Pick a book. Grow a reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page,...

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