Dirty Joe, The Pirate: A True Story (2008) - Plot & Excerpts
People may think I'm taking this too seriously, or I'm too sensitive, and I'm okay with that. This IS a fun story. But I find the underwear bounty disturbing. Forcing someone else to give you their socks is one thing. Forcing someone to give you their underwear is a violation, and I have no desire to teach my children that it is appropriate, or that they have to go along with such a request. I also found the lesson about how mean big sisters are to be disturbing, since I was reading the book to my daughter who is a big sister to her little brother. This was a really fun book to read. All about a little boy who raids other ships to get their socks, that's the bounty they set out to steal from others. Then they come across a ship with a female captain who is well known for always getting the bounty that she wants, which is others underwear. The ending was an unexpected twist when it turns out that the boy captain and the girl captain are brother and sister. Since she is the older sister she tells her little brother to give her his underwear because older sisters always tell their little brothers what to do. It was fun and I'm sure many children can relate to having an older sibling who seems to always be the boss of them.
What do You think about Dirty Joe, The Pirate: A True Story (2008)?
Cute rhyming story with a twist at the end.
—Viv
Just plain rollicking good story!
—twisket
This book made me laugh out loud!
—SierraSteven229019
