Thursday, August 16th, 2007

Pirate’s Passage by William Gilkerson

Twelve year-old Jim Hawkins lives with his widowed mother who struggles to run the Admiral Anson Inn, which has fallen on hard times that are made all the more difficult when the Moehners, a wealthy and influential local family, decide they want to buy up the inn and redevelop it as part of a new [...]

Sunday, August 5th, 2007

Stanley Brambles and the Pirate’s Treasure by Owen Spendlove

When their parents depart on an archaeological dig, twelve year-old Stanley Brambles and his best friend, Alabaster Lancaster, go to stay with Stanley’s great uncle Jack, who lives in a mansion by the sea. There they meet Nell, who builds and flies model planes and who is desperate to get out from under her [...]

Friday, February 16th, 2007

Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson

When Peter notices the sailor’s reaction to an old trunk that is being loaded onto the Never Land, he becomes curious. Why does the sailor seem so happy when he touches the truck through the canvas that has been wrapped around it? Why does he seem reluctant to take his hand away?
Peter and [...]