From the crow's nest to the hold, from the high seas to the island of buried treasure, this boy hangs out with the most rough-and-tumble of rogues. And at the end of each day, he gets tucked in by the fiercest pirate of them all: his loving and tender dad.
Sisters Tracy and Penny love researching their Papa Toby's stories of local tales. Never really thinking Papa's stories could be real, the girls couldn't have ever imagined the adventure Papa's pirate story would take them on. The girls will unearth the secrets their family has kept hidden and possible connections to buried pirate gold, as they discover the town's seemingly uneventful past wasn't always so. Travel back in time with Tracy and Penny to solve the mystery of Papa's pirate.
All the grandkids want to know how their Papa got his gold tooth, so he tellsan exciting, pirate-filled tale about where it came from! Full color. 8 1/2 x11.
After the death of his father and two sisters and the unlawful arrest of his mother, twelve year- old Peter Barons joins a band of orphans known as the Black Dragons, a young pirate crew who scavenges ships in their country of Kirkston. These so-called pirates use the stolen goods to help feed, clothe, and protect the innocent townsfolk against the king's harsh rule. In the Black Dragon tradition, Peter adopts the nickname Smith, and at age seventeen, Smith, an expert swordsman, becomes captain of the Black Dragons. He and his crew handily defeat their foes, but their greatest battle rests within the palace walls as the general, John Stevenson, threatens the livelihood of the country. Smith's crew concocts a bold plan to rid the country of the wicked Stevenson-a plan that involves the kidnapping of Princess Kathleen, the king's only daughter. Any mistakes could turn the entire country against the Black Dragons, whose only goal is to help the people of Kirkston survive. Battle-ready, the Black Dragons forge some unusual alliances in order to foil Stevenson, reclaim Kirkston, and save a crew member from the hangman's rope.
In the year 1718 "James" is a peculiar name for a young woman. But when Papa calls her by her nickname, Captainess, all seems right with the world. Life aboard a merchant ship as the cook's daughter is wonderful indeed. Wonderful, that is, until the fateful day their ship is pillaged and her father killed by the infamous pirate, Bloody Gunn. Wounded by the shocking truth she discovers and broken from a bitter heart, Captainess is angry at God and on the run from the evil pirate who wants the mysterious opal ring she wears. Now aboard the privateering vessel "Seamaiden," Captainess finds herself falling in love with the widowed Captain William Steed. But at what cost? When William learns the truth about her past, will their love survive? And when Gunn finally tracks her down, will Captainess heed the Lord and forgive as Jesus did?
An intimate and illuminating glimpse at Ernest Hemingway as a father, revealed through a selection of letters he and his son Patrick exchanged over the span of twenty years. In the public imagination, Ernest Hemingway looms larger than life. But the actual person behind the legend has long remained elusive. Now, his son Patrick shares the letters they exchanged over two decades, offering a glimpse into how one of America’s most iconic writers interacted with his children. These letters reveal a father who wished for his children to share his interests—hunting, fishing, travel—and a son who was receptive to the experiences his father offered. Edited by and including an introduction by Patrick Hemingway’s nephew Brendan Hemingway and his grandson Stephen Adams, and featuring a prologue and epilogue by Patrick reflecting on his father’s legacy, Dear Papa is a loving and collaborative family project and a nuanced, fascinating portrait of a father and son.