| Pirate Wars: Volume 3 Reprint Edition Contributor(s): Meyer, Kai (Author), Crawford, Elizabeth D. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1416924779 ISBN-13: 9781416924777 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2008 Annotation: Jolly, Griffin, and the other pirate friends are back, battling one last time to save their world from the evil Maelstrom. This gripping fantasy is a perfect ending to Meyer's entrancing Wave Walkers trilogy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - General - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2007025867 |
| Lexile Measure: 900 |
| Series: Wave Walkers (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.1" W x 7.4" (0.55 lbs) 384 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 122450 Reading Level: 6.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 15.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Join the pirate crew in their final spectacular adventure Jolly, Griffin, and their pirate friends are back, battling to save the world from the evil Maelstrom. Griffin leaves his magic room in the belly of a giant whale to take on the lord of the kobalins. Princess Soledad fights to protect the sea star city and encounters an awe-inspiring serpent god. Together, Jolly and Munk make their way underwater to reach the center of the Maelstrom. There they meet the beautiful Aina, who is a polliwog like themselves but from an ancient time. Is she a girl or a ghost? A friend or an enemy? While the battle for the sea star city is raging, Jolly learns the shocking truth about Aina. As Jolly begins to understand the past, she realizes what she must do to save the whole Caribbean. But is she already too late? This rip-roaring fantasy filled with nonstop action is a perfect ending to magical mastermind Kai Meyer's swashbuckling Wave Walkers trilogy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Meyer, Kai: - Kai Meyer is the author of many highly acclaimed and popular books for adults and young adults in his native Germany. Pirate Curse, the first book in the Wave Walkers trilogy, was praised by Booklist as "a fast-paced fantasy featuring plenty of action and suspense." The Water Mirror, the first book in the Dark Reflections Trilogy, was named a School Library Journal Best Book, a Locus Magazine Recommended Read, a Book Sense Children's Pick, and a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age. It received starred reviews in both School Library Journal and Publishers Weekly. School Library Journal has called Meyer "an expert at creating fantastical worlds filled with unusual and exotic elements." For more information please visit his website at www.kaimeyer.com. |