The Buccaneers (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780440416715)

"There's pirates in the West Indies. Cannibals. They cook you alive," says Mr. Spencer to his son. These words will come to haunt 17-year-old John as he embarks on his first voyage to foreign lands. Carrying cargo destined for Jamaica, John and his crew of the Dragon set off for waters few of them have sailed before. So when they come upon a lifeboat adrift at sea, some are wary of the sailor aboard. Something about his story doesn't quite make sense. Still, John respects the stranger's awe-inspiring seamanship. With Horn on deck, he feels the Dragon is in the best of hands.
But is Horn to be trusted? The answer becomes muddled as the Dragon encounters a very real -- and very dangerous -- pirate ship. Now John starts to believe his father's warnings, especially after he becomes stranded on an island reputed to have buried treasure. A place teeming with buccaneers

Author: Iain Lawrence
ISBN-10: 044041671X
ISBN-13: 9780440416715
Publisher: Yearling Books
Language: English
Published: 02/11/2003
Pages: 244
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 7.64h x 5.08w x 0.64d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 52618 / Buccaneers


Review Citation(s):
PW Notes and Reprints 02/17/2003 pg. 78
Kliatt 05/01/2003 pg. 19
Publishers Weekly 02/17/2003