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 25, 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...
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;...
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
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 Pete's talk like a pirate
Kennedy, Kim.
Paper Book
Popular Pete is Perfect for Talk Like a Pirate Day!Following the success of Pirate Pete and Pirate Pete's Giant Adventure comes a new book by the celebrated brother-and-sister team of Doug and Kim Kennedy. In this new adventure, Pete has a wonderful new ship, but no crew. But not just any crew will...
I love my pirate papa
Leuck, Laura.
Paper Book
It's a yar vessel that can carry this crew of burly pirates, the captain, and his scrappy little son. From the crow's nest to the hold, from the high seas to the island of buried treasure, this boy hangs out with the mostnbsp;rough-and-tumble of rogues. And at the end of each day, he gets tucked...
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...
Pirates eat porridge
Morgan, Christopher
Paper Book
HOIST THE SAILS! MAN THE POOP DECK!   A side-splitting tale with ridicuous pictures to tickle the funny bones of kids everywhere.   "Who is the captain of this here fish-finger house?"  When a pirate arrives at Billy and Heidi's door, it's the start of a crazy...
Lintang and the pirate queen
Moss, Tamara
Paper Book
Gutsy girls and strong women make up the diverse and appealing crew of a pirate ship that battles intrigue and deadly monsters in an action-filled fantasy adventure. "Combine a pirate adventure of mythic proportions, a uniquely charming cast of characters, and a vivid new...
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 /
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...
Pirate vs. pirate :
Quattlebaum, Mary.
Paper Book
Bad Bart is the biggest, burliest boy pirate in the Atlantic. Mean Mo is the maddest, mightiest girl pirate in the Pacific. When they meet in the middle, it's a no-holds-barred contest to see who is the best pirate in the world. They test who is brave enough to swim with sharks, who is strong...
Archie and the pirates
Rosenthal, Marc
Paper Book
Ahoy, landlubbers, prepare yerselves for a rip-roaring adventure . . . with a shipwrecked monkey, a sweet-singing ibis, a ferocious tiger, and a band of rough, smelly, no-good pirates! Coconuts fly, danger lurks, and only one clever monkey can save the day: Archie!
The map to everywhere
Ryan, Carrie.
Paper Book
Adventure, magic, and hilarity collide in New York Times bestselling author Carrie Ryan and John Parke Davis's first book in a fantastical series. To Master Thief Fin, an orphan from the murky pirate world of the Khaznot Quay, the Map is the key to finding his mother. To...
Of salt and shore /
Schaap, Annet,
Paper Book
For fans of The Hazel Wood, this middle grade novel takes the dark stuff of fairytales and crafts it into a powerful story of friendship and light. "Once I picked the book up, I didn't set it down until I finished it with tears in my eyes. . ." --The New York...
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...
Another whole nother story /
Soup, Cuthbert.
Paper Book
The plan was simple. Ethan Cheeseman, along with his three smart, polite, and relatively odor-free children, would travel back in time to end an ancient family curse and save their mother. Now that the LVR (a super-secret time machine) is in working order, it should be easy peasy. Except they...
Treasure island /
Stevenson, Robert Louis,
Paper Book
The epic tale of a young man's quest to capture a hidden treasure on the open seas -- one of the best-loved adventure stories of all time. EACH ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: - A concise introduction that gives readers important background information - A chronology of the author...
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...
Bad pirate /
Winters, Kari-Lynn,
Paper Book
Her pirate-captain father reminds her to be bold and saucy and selfish, but Augusta can't help being shy, polite, and helpful; in short, a bad pirate. But when a terrible storm puts the crew in danger, Augusta is bold enough to be true to herself and show that a good pirate can be selfless,...

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