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| Original Title: | Magic Marks the Spot |
| ISBN: | 0062194348 (ISBN13: 9780062194343) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://carolinecarlsonbooks.com/book-1-magic-marks-the-spot/ |
| Series: | The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates #1 |
| Literary Awards: | BEA Buzz Book for Middle Grade (2013) |
Caroline Carlson
Hardcover | Pages: 358 pages Rating: 4.06 | 3730 Users | 482 Reviews
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| Title | : | Magic Marks the Spot (The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates #1) |
| Author | : | Caroline Carlson |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 358 pages |
| Published | : | September 10th 2013 by HarperCollins |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Childrens. Middle Grade. Adventure. Pirates. Magic. Fiction |
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Admiral Westfield sucked in his breath and released it in a tremendous gust. “My dear,” he said, “let me be clear: You are a young lady. You will not tell silly tales and you will never be a pirate.”Hilary Westfield has always dreamed of being a pirate. She can tread water for thirty-seven minutes. She can tie a knot faster than a fleet of sailors. She particularly enjoys defying authority, and she already owns a rather pointy sword. There’s only one problem: The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates refuses to let any girl join their ranks of scourges and scallywags.
Girls belong at Miss Pimm’s Finishing School for Delicate Ladies, learning to waltz, faint, and cursty. But Hilary and her dearest friend, the gargoyle, have no use for such frivolous lessons—they are pirates! (Or very nearly.)
To escape from a life of petticoats and politeness, Hilary answers a curious advertisement for a pirate crew and suddenly finds herself swept up in a seafaring adventure that may or may not involve a map without an X, a magical treasure that likely doesn’t exist, a rogue governess who insists on propriety, a crew of misfit scallywags, and the most treacherous—and unexpected—villain on the High Seas.
Will Hilary find the treasure in time? Will she become a true pirate after all? And what will become of the gargoyle?
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Ratings: 4.06 From 3730 Users | 482 ReviewsPiece About Books Magic Marks the Spot (The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates #1)
This book is charming, hilarious, and well written. Part of the reason I found it so enthralling (and funny) of course was the narrator. I primarily listened to the audio book and she is one of the best of not the best narrator I've ever heard. I really enjoyed her work on the Incorrigible Children series and I was over the moon when I started the audio book and heard her voice. Interestingly enough, this book was perfect for all the same reasons as the Incorrigible Children, she must have a6/7/18 bought Kindle for $1.99
Not quite what I expected but it was enjoyable with lots of funny moments..The story started with a rather slow pace, it could've contained a lot more adventures and action, the characters were good,Hilary Westfield, daughter of admiral James Westfield, a wanna be pirate, gets sent to Miss Pimms Finishing School for Delicate Ladies against her will, and wasn't accepted in the "Very Nearly Honorable Lague of Pirates" because she's a "girl"..Her Gargoyle, with magic in his heart, who I found to be
So, I'm giving this 5 stars because I read it to my kids, 1 chapter per night, & they stayed engaged the entire time. We had a blast reading this together. Myy 8-year-old son laughed non-stop at the gargoyle & Charlie. My 6-year-old daughter dressed-up as Hilary for their book day at school this year. It has adventure, humor, mystery, and age appropriate swashbuckling. This book was also a ton of fun to read out-loud. I loved being able to swap back & forth between the "High Society
genre: fantasy/adventuresummary: Hilary wants to be a pirate more than anything else. Unfortunately, she is being sent to Miss Primm's School to be a proper young lady. She escapes with her friend (a magic talking gargoyle) and finds herself employed on a pirate ship in search of the lost treasure of the Enchantress. notes: piracy is regulated via the "Very Honorable League of Pirates" (similar to the guilds in the Discworld series)for kids who like: Tale of Despereaux, Peter and the Star
The story was okay, but even though there was action, it felt slow. I did like the magic in this story, and that it was available to everyone. I liked the gargoyle and Jasper; they were amusing. Hilary and her governess were okay, but I didn't like the other characters. I was surprised by the villain.
So, I'm giving this 5 stars because I read it to my kids, 1 chapter per night, & they stayed engaged the entire time. We had a blast reading this together. Myy 8-year-old son laughed non-stop at the gargoyle & Charlie. My 6-year-old daughter dressed-up as Hilary for their book day at school this year. It has adventure, humor, mystery, and age appropriate swashbuckling. This book was also a ton of fun to read out-loud. I loved being able to swap back & forth between the "High Society
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