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1) Fable
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Fable joins the young, motley crew of the Marigold to escape the island where her father abandoned her, but she quickly realizes life off the island is more dangerous than she imaged.
2) The hunters
Author
Series
Brotherband chronicles volume 3
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Determined to recover the Adomal and to prevent the pirate Zavac from doing more damage, Hal and his brotherband crew pursue Zavac to the lawless fortress of Ragusa where, if Hal is to succeed, he will have to go beyond his brotherband training and face the pirate one-on-one in a fight to the finish.
Author
Series
Brotherband chronicles volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
Hal and his fellow Herons have returned home to Skandia after defeating the pirate captain Zavac and reclaiming Skandia's most prized artifact, the Andomal. With their honor restored, the Herons turn to a new mission: tracking down an old rival turned bitter enemy. Tursgud?leader of the Shark Brotherband and Hal's constant opponent?has turned from a bullying youth into a pirate and slave trader. After Tursgud captures twelve Araluen villagers to sell...
4) The invaders
Author
Series
Brotherband chronicles volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
"Hal and the other Herons face many perils as they track down the pirates who stole Skandia's most prized artifact, the Andomal"--
Author
Series
Brotherband chronicles volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
When a massive storm at sea blows the Brotherband crew off course to a land so far west Hal cannot recognize it from his maps, they face an unknown enemy.
Author
Series
School Ship Tobermory volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ben and Fee MacTavish and their schoolmates on board the School Ship Tobermory are headed thousands of miles from their base in Mull to a small island in the Caribbean. They will learn extraordinary details about Captain Macbeth's past and come face to face with modern-day pirates. The students and crew aboard the Tobermory will have to band together and use their wits to escape harm and overcome the evil pirates.
Author
Series
Brotherband chronicles volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
The Herons and Rangers join forces in order to stop the Scorpion cult and Iqbal from assassinating Queen Evanlyn after a previously unsuccessful attempt.
9) The caldera
Author
Series
Brotherband chronicles volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Hallasholm, Stig is contesting the annual Maktig competition to decide Skandia's greatest warrior. But a late-night knock on the door brings someone Stig never expected to see again, along with a request the Herons are hard-pressed to refuse: a rescue mission of epic proportions. Across the ocean, the southern city-state of Byzantos is plagued by a crew of pirates who've kidnapped the son of Empress Justina. Slipping out of Hallasholm under the...
Author
Series
Adventures of pug volume 1
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Pug is going on a seafaring adventure. He's had jam tarts for breakfast. He's wearing a smart sailor suit. There's just one problem. Pug is afraid of the water!"--
11) The forever sea
Author
Series
Publisher
DAW Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"On the never-ending, miles-high expanse of prairie grasses known as the Forever Sea, Kindred Greyreach, hearthfire keeper and sailor aboard harvesting vessel The Errant, is just beginning to fit in with the crew of her new ship when she receives devastating news. Her grandmother - The Marchess, legendary captain and hearthfire keeper - has stepped from her vessel and disappeared into the sea. But the note she leaves Kindred suggests this was not...
Author
Series
Lintang series volume 1
Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Lintang's dream of adventure on the high seas comes true when Captain Shafira invites her to join her pirate crew, but Lintang's best friend, Bayani, has stowed away and is keeping secrets.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Description
Jacky Faber and her classmates at the Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls in Boston are kidnapped while on a school outing and transported in the hold of a slave ship bound for the slave markets of North Africa.
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explore how methods of moving over the sea have changed through the centuries. The Science of Engineering series feature different forms of architecture and transport engineering. Features include funny and interesting illustrations; real-world science examples; side panels to tackle complex subject matter in a fun and relevant way; detailed glossary and more.This fascinating guide to the science of seafaring explores how methods of moving over the...
15) Treasure hunters
Author
Series
Treasure hunters (James Patterson) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Join the famous treasure-hunting Kidds on their first adventure ever! The #1 New York Times bestselling series from James Patterson is jam-packed with action, humor, and heart!
The Kidd siblings have grown up diving down to shipwrecks and traveling the world, helping their famous parents recover everything from swords to gold doubloons from the bottom of the ocean. But when their parents disappear on the job, the kids are...
The Kidd siblings have grown up diving down to shipwrecks and traveling the world, helping their famous parents recover everything from swords to gold doubloons from the bottom of the ocean. But when their parents disappear on the job, the kids are...
16) Saint: a novel
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
After years of escaping deadly storms and gaining the reputation of being the luckiest to sail the Narrows, Elias's luck may have run out when he crosses paths with a young dredger from the Unnamed Sea, who tests his faith like never before.
17) Namesake
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"With the Marigold ship free of her father, Fable and its crew were set to start over. That freedom is short-lived when she becomes a pawn in a notorious thug's scheme. In order to get to her intended destination she must help him to secure a partnership with Holland, a powerful gem trader who is more than she seems. As Fable descends deeper into a world of betrayal and deception, she learns that the secrets her mother took to her grave are now putting...
Author
Publisher
Anne Schwartz Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Hope doesn't want to listen to her father's stories about his voyages at sea. SHe wants to be part of those stories! Now's her chance.... She will stow away on Papa's ship. But look! the wind has picked up, and the sky is darkening. Batten down the hatches! Could there be such a thing as an adventure that is too exciting? Join high-spirited Hope on a trip of alifetime in this exquisitely illustrated picture book that also captures the love between...
19) Seafire
Author
Series
Seafire trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
After her family is killed by corrupt warlord Aric Athair and his bloodthirsty army of Bullets, Caledonia Styx is left to chart her own course on the dangerous and deadly seas. She captains her ship, the Mors Navis, with a crew of girls and women just like her, whose lives have been turned upside down by Aric and his men. The crew has one misson: stay alive, and take down Aric's armed and armored fleet. But when Caledonia's best friend and second-in-command...
20) Fox and the box
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
A fox sets out across the sea in a floating box on a grand adventure full of endless possibilities.
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