Seven Dead Pirates: A Ghost Story (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781770498150)

Lewis Dearborn is a lonely, anxious, "terminally shy" boy of eleven when his great-grandfather passes away and leaves Lewis's family with his decaying seaside mansion. Lewis is initially delighted with his new bedroom, a secluded tower in a remote part of the house. Then he discovers that it's already occupied -- by the ghosts of seven dead pirates. Worse, the ghosts expect him to help them re-take their ship, now restored and on display in a local museum, so they can make their way to Libertalia, a legendary pirate utopia. The only problem is that this motley crew hasn't left the house in almost two hundred years and is terrified of going outside. As Lewis warily sets out to assist his new roommates -- a raucous, unruly bunch who exhibit a strange delight in thrift-store fashions and a thirst for storybooks -- he begins to open himself to the possibilities of friendship, passion and joie de vivre and finds the courage to speak up.

Author: Linda Bailey
ISBN-10: 177049815X
ISBN-13: 9781770498150
Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
Language: English
Published: 09/08/2015
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.70w x 1.20d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.2
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 176654 / Seven Dead Pirates


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2015
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2015 pg. 48
School Library Journal 09/01/2015 pg. 137