- Paperback: 138 pages
- Publisher: Royal Fireworks Publishing Company (June 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0880923210
- ISBN-13: 978-0880923217
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14.7 x 0.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 159 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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Book Description
Kip makes a fool of himself trying to fake a history report on pirates, and he has no hope of salvaging his situation until he discovers that piracy runs in the family. He finds excitement, danger, and a way to even the score with his history teacher.
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When Kip fails to prepare an oral report for history and attempts to fake one on piracy at the end of the period, he manages to buy one night to produce a report for the next day. The only clues he has about piracy are the stories hes heard from his sickly, old grandfather.
Now that grandfather is nearing his end, he begs Kip to believe that he has truly lived the tales he told. He had lived in two dimensions, one as an eighteenth-century pirate. The key to returning to the past is in a chest in the attic. He beseeches Kip to make the trip and bring to the present the daughter he left behind many years ago. A family picture moves Kip to believe the old man, and his curiosity takes over as he examines the wondrous items in the chest in the attic. Within seconds of an old bottle being in his hands, Kip is transported to a sea inhabited by pirate ships and is swimming for his life.
Fished out of the sea by the crew of a pirate ship, Kip becomes one of them and learns the pirates code behavior and business in detail. Kip swabs, serves, fights, and watches. But it is just after he rescues Captain Dawes from drowning and administers CPR that he faces great jeopardy. He discovers Captain Dawes is a woman. She would kill to protect her secret.
Kip further discovers Captain Dawes is his aunt, the daughter of his grandfather who he went into the past to bring back. He cannot stop the punishment the crew meets out to him and Captain Dawes, but both finally make it back to the present. And what a show he presents to his class on piracy!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Swashbuckling Fun for Kids (and Adults!),
By Andrea, age 30-something (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bottles of Eight and Pieces of Rum (Paperback)
This book was impossible to put down! I am well above the age range intended for this book, but it was so much fun to read I read it in one sitting! The author has obviously thoroughly researched pirate history, and so the book was not only entertaining and a hoot for youngish readers, but also educational. I really got a sense of what it must of been like--and it ain't like the movies! This is a great book for young and old alike. I dare you to put it down once you've started.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Arrr Matey! Pick this one up today!,
By Katie, age 11 (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bottles of Eight and Pieces of Rum (Paperback)
I really enjoyed it! It was so good that I couldn't put it down. I liked the suspense, and the way the characters went with the story. I loved the detail, because it was like you were really there, watching the story pass by you! I could picture the pirates in my head--the spit coming down their chin and their greasy hair; what they ate--I could smell it. I even made cookies that were 'piratey' cookies (they ended up tasting like something that was dunked in sea water. Bleck!) This surpasses all the other pirate history books, because it made it fun; it was a fun way of learning about pirates and about how they had to live. I recommend this book for the adventurous type!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent for Kids and parents can enjoy it too!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Bottles of Eight and Pieces of Rum (Paperback)
As a parent, I found this book to be a real treasure. I try to read what my child is reading. My daughter's reading level is above her grade level so it is sometimes difficult to find books that are challanging to her, interesting, yet still content appropriate for her age. This book is all of that and a good book also. I can hardly wait to see what Michele publishes next.
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