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Magic Marks the Spot
Contributor(s): Carlson, Caroline (Author), Phillips, Dave (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0062194348     ISBN-13: 9780062194343
Publisher: HarperCollins
OUR PRICE:   $15.29  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: September 2013
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Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - Pirates
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2013021822
Lexile Measure: 900
Series: Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates
Physical Information: 1.24" H x 5.86" W x 8.47" (0.97 lbs) 368 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 160947
Reading Level: 6.1   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 12.0
 
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Publisher Description:

Pirates Magic Treasure A gargoyle?

Caroline Carlson's funny tween novel The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates #1: Magic Marks the Spot is perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events and Trenton Lee Stewart's Mysterious Benedict Society.

Hilary Westfield has always dreamed of being a pirate. She can tread water for thirty-seven minutes. She can tie a knot faster than a fleet of sailors, and she already owns a rather pointy sword.

There's only one problem: The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates refuses to let any girl join their ranks of scourges and scallywags.

But Hilary is not the kind of girl to take no for answer. To escape a life of petticoats and politeness at her stuffy finishing school, Hilary sets out in search of her own seaworthy adventure, where she gets swept up in a madcap quest involving a map without an X, a magical treasure that likely doesn't exist, a talking gargoyle, a crew of misfit scallywags, and the most treacherous--and unexpected--villain on the High Seas.

Written with uproarious wit and an inviting storyteller tone, the first book in Caroline Carlson's quirky seafaring series is a piratical tale like no other.


Contributor Bio(s): Carlson, Caroline: -

Caroline Carlson is the author of the Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates series and The World's Greatest Detective. She holds an MFA in writing for children from Vermont College of Fine Arts and lives with her family in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. You can visit her online at www.carolinecarlsonbooks.com.