The Very Nearly Honorable League Of Pirates #1: Magic Marks The Spot (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates: Magic Marks the Spot is the first book in the new middle grade series, Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates. The second book in the series is due out in September.I loved that the main character is a girl who wants to be a pirate. She tries hard to be very fearsome and doesn't really have any feminine qualities. Hillary's best friend Claire is feminine though so it's a good balance. Because of that, this book will appeal to both boys and girls.This book is very funny for kids but also had some dry wit that probably only parents would get. So if you read this book with your child, you will be entertained as well. My favorite character was Hillary's governess, Miss Greyson. The things she said made me smile. She's very prim and proper and nicely tries to keep Hilary in line. But pirates aren't prim and proper so she has a tough time.While this book doesn't have any pictures, it does have drawings of letters and scrolls. Some of these are written in cursive so if your child can't read cursive, you can help them with that.This was a very fun book to read and my nine-year son loved it as well. I was very excited to get this book in the mail and start reading it. Such an adorable book that was full of hilarious dialogues, cute characters, and red herrings that will keep the children on their toes. The letters were so much fun and I couldn't resist reading out loud the dialogues in a bad British accent.I started reading this book as a read-aloud for my Grade 4 class, which made me notice how lengthy each chapter tends to be. Also, some of the humour, which made me laugh out loud at how it was so cleverly written, got a little lost on the students. Nevertheless, most of them were paying rapt attention. I would recommend this book for children between 8-12 and for more mature readers who like to analyze children's books to figure out why they're so successfully funny.
What do You think about The Very Nearly Honorable League Of Pirates #1: Magic Marks The Spot (2013)?
Awesome book! I can't wait to see what other adventures Hillary will have in the next book!
—intoy
I really liked this book. The main character, Hilary, is awesome!
—Khalifa
