Seven Dead Pirates

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By Linda Bailey
Publisher Tundra Books
Seven Dead Pirates
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A shy boy comes to life and finds his voice when the ghosts of seven dead pirates appear in his bedroom. A humorous, inspiring, critically acclaimed adventure!Lewis Dearborn is a lonely, anxious, terminally shy boy of eleven when his greatgrandfather passes away and leaves Lewiss 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 its already occupied by the ghosts of seven dead pirates. Worse, the ghosts expect him to help them retake 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 hasnt 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 thriftstore 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.

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38608 words38,608 words
304 pages304 pages
Published 2017Published 2017
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Book ISBN:

1770498168

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