the very nearly honorable league of pirates book 2

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.Ī whimsical, swashbuckling romp into a deeply imaginative world Carlson's novel is as plucky and clever as its heroine., A whimsical, swashbuckling romp into a deeply imaginative world Carlson's novel is as plucky and clever as its heroine. 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. But Hilary is not the kind of girl to take no for answer. There's only one problem: The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates refuses to let any girl join their ranks of scourges and scallywags. She can tie a knot faster than a fleet of sailors, and she already owns a rather pointy sword. She can tread water for thirty-seven minutes.

Hilary Westfield has always dreamed of being a pirate. 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.

The very nearly honorable league of pirates book 2