Pirates!: The True and Remarkable Stories of Minerva Sharpe and Nancy Kington, Female Pirates - Softcover

Rees, Celia

 
9781582346656: Pirates!: The True and Remarkable Stories of Minerva Sharpe and Nancy Kington, Female Pirates

Synopsis

In her attempts to escape the evil hand of a man trying to put her in a brothel, Nancy Kington decides to set sail with a former plantation slave, Minerva Sharpe, in the hopes of finding a new life, yet they know there will be trouble ahead and so raise the black pirate flag atop their mast in the hopes that it will make any troublemakers think twice before approaching. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Reprint.

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About the Author

Celia Rees is the author of many books for young readers including bestseller Witch Child and Sorceress. Her first book was published in 1993, a thriller for teenagers. She now divides her time between writing, talking to readers in schools and libraries, and teaching creative writing. She gets her inspiration from the world around her: newspaper stories, people she meets, places she visits. Celia lives in Leamington Spa, England with her husband and teenage daughter, Catrin.

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