John Baur was a fairly normal guy – a family man and a reporter/editor for newspapers and magazines. Then, in 1995, he and his friend, Mark Summers, invented International Talk Like a Pirate Day and his life took a whole different turn. They became well-known figures in the pirate community, wrote several books of pirate-based humor, performed on stages from Philadelphia to Los Angeles, New Orleans to Seattle, and have been featured on television, radio and newspapers all around the world. John, his wife Tori and their kids moved to the the Caribbean, where they lived four years while he wrote the first draft of what became this book. They now live in New Orleans, but when son Max graduates from college, who knows where John and wife Tori are likely to get off to.
Chrissie Warren, a 13-year-old girl in colonial Virginia, is used to her sailor father's comings and goings. But after his latest voyage his doesn't return to port, and Chrissie realizes he's been captured by pirates. Disguised as a boy, she signs onto a merchant ship and embarks on a dangerous mission to find and rescue him. New friends aid her on her journey as she faces attacks at sea, danger in Caribbean back alleys, the navy press gang and more, until she comes face to face with the pirate captain on a cliff overlooking the ocean. At the end of her quest she discovers – herself.
Here's what readers have said about the story:
Chrissie Warren: Pirate Hunter "features top-notch characterization, breathtaking battle scenes, and as much plot as your favorite Rafael Sabatini and Hunger Games novels — combined." NY Times best-selling author Keith Thomson
"An action-packed and fast-paced swashbuckler that will keep young pirates and pirate apprentices, as well as older pirates, on the edges of their seats." — Cindy Vallar, Pirates & Privateers website
"Just finished Chrissie Warren! Wow what a journey! I laughed, I cried, and I can't say I could enjoy anything more. This has to be among the top in my favorite pirate books. I'm so glad this amazing piece of literature found its was onto my bookshelf!" — Janine Myers
Título : Chrissie Warren: Pirate Hunter
EAN : 9781310145162
Editorial : John Baur
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