Magic Marks the Spot (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780062194343)

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.

Author: Caroline Carlson
ISBN-10: 0062194348
ISBN-13: 9780062194343
Publisher: HarperCollins
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2013
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 8.47h x 5.86w x 1.24d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.1
Point Value: 12
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 160947 / Magic Marks the Spot

Award: Sunshine State Young Reader's Award - Nominee
Award: Garden State Children's Book Awards - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2013
Publishers Weekly 08/12/2013
School Library Journal 09/01/2013 pg. 140
Shelf Awareness 09/13/2013
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2013 pg. 143
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 pg. 71 - Recommended, Satisfactory