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Synopsis
In 1722, after arriving with her brother at the family's Jamaican plantation where she is to be married off, sixteen-year-old Nancy Kington escapes with her slave friend, Minerva Sharpe, and together they become pirates traveling the world in search of treasure.
Is Pirates! appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
Historical YA adventure with themes of slavery, forced marriage, and colonial violence. Contains piracy action including swordplay and period-typical danger, but no graphic content or sexual situations.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include slavery, forced marriage, and violence (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teen readers will love this adventurous tale of two young women defying expectations to become pirates and forge their own destiny on the high seas.