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Magic Marks the Spot Paperback - 2014

by Caroline Carlson; Dave Phillips (Illustrator)

Carlson's hilarious seafaring romp is the first in a quirky series. This edition contains an Extras section with an interview with the gargoyle, Hilary Westfield's application to the Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates, and a sneak peek at the second book in the series, "The Terror of the Southlands." Illustrations.


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Pirates! Magic! Treasure! A gargoyle?!

Caroline Carlson's funny tween novel The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates #1: Magic Marks the Spot is perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events and Trenton Lee Stewart's Mysterious Benedict Society.

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, 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.

But Hilary is not the kind of girl to take no for answer. To escape a life of petticoats and politeness at her stuffy finishing school, Hilary sets out in search of her own seaworthy adventure, where she gets swept up in a madcap quest involving a map without an X, a magical treasure that likely doesn't exist, a talking gargoyle, a crew of misfit scallywags, and the most treacherous--and unexpected--villain on the High Seas.

Written with uproarious wit and an inviting storyteller tone, the first book in Caroline Carlson's quirky seafaring series is a piratical tale like no other.

From the rear cover

Kids' Indie Next List Selection
Junior Library Guild Selection
BEA Middle Grade Editors' Buzz Pick
ABC New Voices Pick
ABC Best Books for Children

Do you dare join the Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates?

Hilary Westfield has always dreamed of being a pirate. She 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 curtsy. 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 an 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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  • Title Magic Marks the Spot
  • Author Caroline Carlson; Dave Phillips (Illustrator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 384
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HarperCollins
  • Date 2014-09-09
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780062194350 / 0062194356
  • Weight 0.56 lbs (0.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.75 x 5.15 x 0.85 in (19.69 x 13.08 x 2.16 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 900
  • Library of Congress subjects Sex role, Magic
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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