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Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
In 1819, kidnapped chef Owen Wedgwood transforms meager shipboard supplies into sumptuous meals at the behest of his kidnapper, pirate queen Mad Hannah Mabbot, while she pushes her exhausted crew to track down a deadly privateer.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A collection of fact-filled profiles, poetry, and illustrations of women pirates who made their mark on the high seas. Each profile includes an original poem presented against a backdrop of full-color art by illustrator Sara Woolley Gomez. The profile is followed by information about the real life and times of these daring women"--
Author
Series
Daughter of the pirate king volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
Alosa is the daughter of the Siren Queen, and her mission is finally complete. Not only has she recovered all three pieces of the map to a legendary hidden treasure, but the pirates who originally took her captive are now prisoners on her ship. Still unfairly attractive and unexpectedly loyal, first mate Riden is a constant distraction, but now he's under her orders. Now Alosa and her crew are in a deadly race with Vordan, the pirate king, to find...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"When Shek Yeung sees a Portuguese sailor slay her husband, a feared pirate, she knows she must act swiftly or die. Instead of mourning, Shek Yeung launches a new plan: immediately marrying her husband's second-in-command, and agreeing to bear him a son and heir, in order to retain power over her half of the fleet. But as Shek Yeung vies for control over the army she knows she was born to lead, larger threats loom. The Chinese Emperor has charged...
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The most powerful pirate in history was a woman who was born into poverty in Guangzhou, China, in the early 1800s. When pirates attacked her town and the captain took a liking to her, she saw a way out. Zheng Yi Sao agreed to marry him only if she got an equal share of his business. When her husband died six years later, she took command of the fleet. Over the next decade, the pirate queen built a fleet of over 1,800 ships and 70,000 men. On land...
Author
Publisher
Action Lab Entertainment
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The defeat of Magpie and sacking of the Golden Fortress took a lot out of our crew. They're back at sea and on their way to find Crow, Raven's other brother, but first... they deserve a chance to treat themselves! On a small island, hidden behind a waterfall, is a hidden neutral city where any pirate can come to enjoy themselves and leave the trouble of the sea behind. And for our crew that means one thing: Date Night. Join us as Raven and her crew...
Author
Publisher
Action Lab Entertainment
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The crew is lost and scattered, but finally some of them are coming back together. But they couldn't choose a worse place. The Black Fort sits atop a rocky cliff on an island full of monsters and Raven's oldest brother, Crow, has decided to make this an object of spectacle. He's about to introduce Raven and her crew to the most dangerous of creatures in his arena. But elsewhere in the world, Ananda has been found by the queen and her mermaids. The...
Author
Publisher
Action Lab Entertainment
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Date Night is over and a new day is dawning on Raven's crew. Everything is different. Everything is perfect. Everything is about to fall apart. Just when things couldn't get better, the wind stops blowing and an old enemy catches up with Sunshine. When the wind, the rain, and the sea itself turn on Raven's crew, can they survive? Who will be left to tell the story of The Pirate Princess?"-- cover page 4.
Author
Publisher
Umbriel
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
Amina al-Sirafi ha sobrevivido a traiciones, a príncipes vengativos, a varios maridos y a un auténtico demonio para retirarse pacíficamente con su familia a una vida de devoción y maternidad, alejada de cualquier cuestión sobrenatural. Sin embargo, cuando le ofrecen un encargo que ningún bandido podría rechazar, aprovecha la oportunidad de vivir una última aventura con su antigua tripulación; una hazaña que la convertirá en leyenda y le...
Author
Series
Amina al-Sirafi novels volume 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"The first book of "a new trilogy of magic and mayhem on the high seas in this tale of pirates and sorcerers, forbidden artifacts and ancient mysteries, in one woman's determined quest to seize a final chance at glory--and write her own legend ... Amina al-Sirafi should be content. After a storied and scandalous career as one of the Indian Ocean's most notorious pirates, she's survived backstabbing rogues, vengeful merchant princes, several husbands,...
Author
Publisher
Action Lab Entertainment
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Its been six weeks since the ship was attacked and Sunshine was lost. Now the crew is beginning to finally feel comfortable again and wounds are starting to heal. But&just how lost is Sunshine? Join your favorite all-girl pirate crew in a brand-new adventure. New romances are beginning to bloom, but on stormy seas and under threat of danger, can those relationships survive? And as Sunshine begins here brand-new life will she be able to leave Raven...
13) The wild Irish
Author
Series
English history novels volume 4
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Action Lab
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Year 2 of Raven's quest for Love and Revenge begins! With the whole crew back together in one piece, it's time for a celebration. But some of the crew have ulterior motives for this party and it'll take a romantic twist! What no one expects is the party to be cut short by an attack that will tear some relationships apart, push others closer together, and leave our crew one lady short."--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
A swashbuckling adventure inspired by the historical exploits of real-life female pirates. Anne Bonny had it all--her own ship, a pirate crew, and a fearsome reputation--but a new enemy has her on the run and it'll take all of Anne's courage to stay afloat. The night before a major heist, Anne has an unsettling dream, and come morning, the robbery is thwarted by Woodes Rogers, a zealot who has sworn to eliminate piracy. With no plan to escape, Anne...
Author
Publisher
Action Lab Entertainment
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Two years ago, Raven Xingtao was locked in a tower and denied her birthright thanks to the scheming of her brothers. After she was freed, she set out to reclaim what was hers and get her revenge. It has been a long time coming, but after tonight the job will be halfway done. On Golden Rock there is a beautiful fortress and at the heart of that fortress is Raven's brother, Magpie. Unfortunately, between Raven and Magpie is every sword swinging, tough...
Author
Publisher
Kodansha Comics, an imprinyt of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
" Emeraldas navigates the sea of stars--and swears to do so until the flame of her life is extinguished. Aboard her ship, the Queen Emeraldas, she sails in search of a certain object, and along the way encounters the passions and tragedies of those who dare brave the infinite reaches of space. Among them, Hiroshi Umino, the Earth boy who escaped his home planet to follow his dreams, has remained in Emeraldas' mind--and it seems fate will have them...
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"Amina al-Sirafi should be content. After a storied and scandalous career as one of the Indian Ocean's most notorious pirates, she's survived backstabbing rogues, vengeful merchant princes, several husbands, and one actual demon to retire peacefully with her family to a life of piety, motherhood, and absolutely nothing that hints of the supernatural. But when she's tracked down by the obscenely wealthy mother of a former crewman, she's offered a job...
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