The Pirates! In an Adventure with Ahab
They’re back!!! The Pirate Captain and his irascible crew of scoundrels return in their soggiest saga yet.Fresh from their mishaps with Charles Darwin and the evil Bishop of Oxford, the Pirates set sail in a bouncy new vessel——purchased on credit. In order to repay his debts, the Pirate Captain...
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They’re back!!! The Pirate Captain and his irascible crew of scoundrels return in their soggiest saga yet.Fresh from their mishaps with Charles Darwin and the evil Bishop of Oxford, the Pirates set sail in a bouncy new vessel——purchased on credit. In order to repay his debts, the Pirate Captain is determined to capture the enigmatic White Whale, hunted by the notoriously moody Ahab, who has promised a reward.Chaos ensues, featuring the lascivious Cutlass Liz, the world’s most dangerous mosquito, an excerpt from the Pirate Captain’s novel in progress (a bodice ripper, of course), whale ventriloquism, practical lessons in whale painting, a shanty-singing contest in a Las Vegas casino, and a dra-matic climax in which the Pirate Captain’s prize ham saves the day!Move over, Herman Melville.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780375423857 (0375423850)
Publish date: October 4th 2005
Publisher: Pantheon
Pages no: 160
Edition language: English
Series: The Pirates! (#2)
bookshelves: adventure, doo-lally, flufferoonies, winter-20112012, seven-seas, series, published-2006, pirates-smugglers-wreckers, ouch, period-piece, paper-read, amusing, young-adult Read from January 02 to 03, 2012 ** spoiler alert ** dedication: To Sophie, who still has a quarter of a million ...
A lot of humor in this book. Weird characters (the pirates have no actual names), weird situations and even more strange conversations.Into a quick, funny and easy read? Then give this book a try.
I love the pirates, especially Jennifer. I wasn't complaining about the lack of women pirates before, but I'm delighted she was added.
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