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YA fiction featuring pirates, mermaids, and adventure on the high seas.
Updated September 19, 2022
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
Avi
Paper Book
As the only passenger, and the only female, on a transatlantic voyage in 1832, thirteen-year-old Charlotte finds herself caught between a murderous captain and a mutinous crew.
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Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy
L. A. Meyer
Paper Book
Life as a ship's boy aboard HMSDolphin is a dream come true for Jacky Faber. Gone are the days of scavenging for food and fighting for survival on the streets of eighteenth-century London. Instead, Jacky is becoming a skilled and respected sailor as the crew pursues pirates on the high...
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The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy
Mackenzi Lee
Paper Book
In this highly anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue, Felicity Montague must use all her womanly wits and wiles to achieve her dreams of becoming a doctor--even if she has to scheme her way across Europe to do it...
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Daughter of the Pirate King
Tricia Levenseller
Paper Book
There will be plenty of time for me to beat him soundly once I've gotten what I came for. Sent on a mission to retrieve an ancient hidden map--the key to a legendary treasure trove--seventeen-year-old pirate captain Alosa deliberately allows herself to be captured by her...
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In Other Lands
Sarah Rees Brennan
Paper Book
Georgia Peach Award Nominee * Florida Teens Read Award Nominee * ABC Best Books for Young Readers * Bank Street College Best Children's Books of the Year * A Junior Library Guild Selection * Hugo & Locus award finalist In Other Lands ...
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Sea Witch
Sarah Henning
Paper Book
Wicked meets "The Little Mermaid" in the captivating origin story of the sea's most iconic villainess, perfect for fans of Heartless and Dorothy Must Die. Ever since her best friend Anna died, Evie has been an outcast in her small fishing town. Hiding her talents, mourning her loss,...
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To Kill a Kingdom
Alexandra Christo
Paper Book
AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER This action-packed YA debut pits a deadly siren princess and a siren-hunting human prince against each other as they fight to protect their kingdoms. Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. With the hearts...
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A Song Below Water
Bethany C. Morrow
Paper Book
Bethany C. Morrow's A Song Below Water is the story for today's readers -- a captivating modern fantasy about Black sirens, friendship, and self-discovery set against the challenges of today's racism and sexism. In a society determined to keep her under lock and...
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All the Stars and Teeth
Adalyn Grace
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BELLADONNA SERIES! "Fierce and unrelenting...Do yourself a favor and get lost in this beautiful book!" --Tomi Adeyemi, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Children of Blood and Bone<...
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In Deeper Waters
F. T. Lukens
Paper Book
"A frothy confection of sea-foam, young love, and derring-do." --NPR From the New York Times bestselling author of So This Is Ever After, a young prince must rely on a mysterious stranger to save him when he is kidnapped during his coming-of-age tour in this...
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Luck of the Titanic
Stacey Lee
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Downstairs Girl comes the richly imagined story of Valora and Jamie Luck, twin British-Chinese acrobats traveling aboard the Titanic on its ill-fated maiden voyage. Valora Luck has two things: a ticket...
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Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
Paper Book
Masterfully crafted, Treasure Island is a stunning yarn of piracy on the fiery tropic seas-an unforgettable tale of treachery that embroils a host of legendary swashbucklers from honest young Jim Hawkins to sinister, two-timing Israel Hands to evil incarnate, blind Pew. But above all,...
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The Dark Frigate
Charles Boardman Hawes
Paper Book
In seventeenth century England, a terrible accident forces orphaned Philip Marsham to flee London in fear for his life. Bred to the sea, he signs on with the Rose of Devon, a dark frigate bound for the quiet shores of Newfoundland. Philip's bold spirit and knowledge of the sea soon win him his...
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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
C. S. Lewis
Paper Book
A beautiful hardcover edition of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, book five in the classic fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia. The full-color jacket features art by three-time Caldecott-winning artist David Wiesner and black-and-white interior illustrations by the series' original...
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The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea
Maggie Tokuda-Hall
Paper Book
In a world divided by colonialism and threaded with magic, a desperate orphan turned pirate and a rebellious imperial lady find a connection on the high seas. The pirate Florian, born Flora, has always done whatever it takes to survive--including sailing under false flag on the...
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The Girl from the Sea
Molly Knox Ostertag
Paper Book
From the author of The Witch Boy trilogy comes a graphic novel about family, romance, and first love.Fifteen-year-old Morgan has a secret: She can't wait to escape the perfect little island where she lives. She's desperate to finish high school and escape her sad divorced mom, her volatile little...
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