| The Dagger X Contributor(s): Eames, Brian (Author) |
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ISBN: 1442468556 ISBN-13: 9781442468559 Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - Pirates - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - General - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2012040713 |
| Lexile Measure: 770 |
| Series: Dagger Chronicles |
| Physical Information: 1.19" H x 5.75" W x 8.59" (0.97 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Topical - Physically Challenged |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 162596 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 13.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Kitto's adventure continues in the suspenseful sequel to The Dagger Quick, which School Library Journal called a "quest perfect for landlubbers and pirate aficionados alike." On the high seas of the Caribbean in the 1600s, a twelve-year-old boy, Kitto, stands wrongly accused of his father's murder and is forced into adulthood too quickly as he tries to prove his innocence. After a brutal shark attack, Kitto must take refuge on a forsaken island that holds a store of valuable nutmeg, with its power to make men as rich as kings. When he encounters the notorious Alexandre Exquemelin, known as X, he discovers a dark secret about his own past and identity. Will the events of Kitto's past determine his fate, or will he have the courage to forge his own destiny? A tale of friends and fiends, good and evil, pirates and predators, and the thrill of the high seas, The Dagger X is an exciting adventure and classic story of the search for manhood and identity. |
Contributor Bio(s): Eames, Brian: - Brian Eames has taught for fifteen years at the Paideia School, a K-12 independent school in Atlanta. He read his first novel, The Dagger Quick, out loud to his class as he wrote it. Publishers Weekly called The Dagger Quick "thoroughly researched, fast-paced, and tense...embraces the mythical glamour of a pirate's life." He lives with his wife and children in Atlanta. Visit him at TheDaggerQuick.com. |
