Library Adventures: Talk Like A Pirate Day

Library Adventures is our free, year-round reading for pleasure programme for children aged 4-11.

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Updated July 8, 2025
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The sceptre of the pharaohs
Keilty, Derek
Paper Book
Age range 6+ 'Welcome to the Black Hound -- a ship full o' the cleverest pirate investigators ya ever set eyes upon.' The captain pauses. 'You OK, lad? Ya gone paler than a full moon.'  When...
The eye of Mogdrod
Keilty, Derek
Paper Book
Age range 6+ A priceless golden chalice has been stolen from Fergus McSwaggers, fearsome chief of the squelchy Bog Islands...and he wants it back! Can Flynn and the crew of the Black Hound solve their most dangerous case yet, battling deadly ice pirates, outsmarting squabbling clans...
Flyntlock bones #3 : the ghost of scarletbeard
Keilty, Derek
Paper Book
Age range 6+ The third book in this Times Best Read pirate investigator trilogy. The Countess of Bohemia's jewels have been stolen by a ghost. Not just any old ghost, but the...
New Kid on Deck: Pirate Academy #1
Somper, Justin
Paper Book
The year is 2507. The oceans have risen.A new dawn of piracy has begun.Jacoby Blunt and Jasmine Peacock are students at the elite Pirate Academy.This is no ordinary school!Lessons range from Knots Class and Sailing to Combat Workshop... The teachers are all pirate legends... The pressure is always...
Murray the pirate
Stower, Adam
Paper Book
ADVENTURE LIES BEYOND THE CAT FLAP! Your favourite duo are back... MURRAY AND BUN! Murray is a cat. Murray loves snoozing, fluffy blankets, and peace and quiet. Bun is a bun. Bun loves... EVERYTHING! And together they are unstoppable! SOMETIMES Murray's...
Dead good detectives
McLachlan, Jenny
Paper Book
A super funny and exciting pirate adventure for readers 8+ by the author of the bestselling Land of Roar series. Perfect for fans of BBC's Ghosts! SUNDAY TIMES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE WEEK 30-10-22 Sid Jones loves hanging out in the graveyard with her best friend Zen -...
Shipwrecked
Pearson, Jenny
Paper Book
"The perfect adventure story, packed with humour, just the right amount of danger and with amazing illustrations." Dermot O'LearyThree kids face shipwrecks, survival and pirates in the latest adventure from bestselling and award-winning author Jenny Pearson.Sebastian Sunrise and his two best friends...

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