Pirate School

There will be plenty of time for me to beat him soundly once I've gotten what I came for. Sent on a mission to retrieve an ancient hidden map—the key to a legendary treasure trove—seventeen-year-old pirate captain Alosa deliberately allows herself to be captured by her enemies, giving her...

Pirates are on a constant quest for riches, but pirate leaders seek even greater rewards: Amazing schools, engaged students, and empowered educators who know they are making a difference. In Lead Like a Pirate, education leaders Shelley Burgess and Beth Houf map out the character traits necessary to captain a school or district. You'll learn where to find the treasure that's already in your classrooms and schools - and how to bring out the very best in your educators.

Historical romance novelist Kate Inskip needs a break. Divorced, overworked, and completely stressed out, her writing buddies decide to surprise her with exactly what she needs - a vacation on a remote island that boasts a rich history and a crumbling castle built by an 18th-century pirate. But things don't go according to plan. A long flight, lost luggage, and a missed connection leave Kate wishing she'd stayed home. And a knife-wielding mugger is the last straw.

It was supposed to be a vacation. But soon after Desmond and his two friends, Corin and Diego, start exploring the museums and ancient ruins of Rome, fate, it seems, intervenes. Almost by accident, the kids find a hidden map that appears to lead to a heretofore unknown treasure—hidden long ago by none other than Julius Caesar himself, one of the most powerful emperors in all of recorded human history. But finding the hidden treasure proves to be just as difficult and inscrutable as Caesar himself, and unfortunately their hunt attracts a heap of unwanted attention from some seedy ...

Here be pirates! … Oh, and here be Dragons! GNARRR!!! And then there were less pirates. When a young soldier comes to beg help from Thundersong and Queen Azania to rescue his sister, snatched by pirates, the scent of adventure proves irresistible. Hoicking the lad up by his bootlaces, they promptly set off in pursuit of ye foul brigands. Never mind that the King will have a Dragon’s guts for whisking his very pregnant wife off across the Lumis Ocean. Minor detail. A rollicking adventure unfolds as the young lady in question proves unexpectedly elusive. Many dangers threaten out in the ...

The Bailey School kids need to train for a boat race and Camp Lone Wolf is just the place to do it. Too bad rumor has it that the bankrupt camp may need to shut down soon. The visiting coach, Captain Teach, who bears a strange resemblance to a pirate, turns out to in possession of a map that leads the way to buried treasure. Can the kids find the treasure and save Camp Lone Wolf before Captain Teach makes off with the booty?

Zoey, Destiny, and Noah are back in this thrilling sequel! This time they're setting sail for Pirates and Port Royal, just moments before a devastating tsunami threatens to engulf the town. As they navigate the treacherous waters of the past, the TimeOuts are on a daring mission to secure another powerful time crystal and restore their timeline. Along the way, they'll need to outsmart the most infamous pirates of the Golden Age of Piracy, including the notorious Anne Bonney and Black Sam. The clock is ticking as our intrepid heroes face perilous storms, swashbuckling sword fights, sharks, a...

The fourth volume in the Minecraft warrior adventure series follows Runt, Blurp, and friends on their quest to the End to face the Enderdragon. Cube Kid's bestselling characters come to life for young readers with fun narration. A Minecraft Movie opens in theaters April 4, 2025! Runt the...

Zebs appeared in the town and no one knows why, not even the Zebs themselves. They hid them in the high school gym. Jason has to figure out how to get them back. Meanwhile, a new wizard is in the land of Zebadon and he isn’t happy that Talcott is practicing magic. Jason has to get the Zebs back to Zebadon and get the wizards together to fix the portal, but then there are problems with pirates. It’s too many things at the same time. If Jason fails, the town will be overrun by Zebs and pirates. It's a lot for a high school senior.

From the world's #1 bestselling author, an action-packed adventure where all that stands between an evil villain and world domination is a pair of twelve-year-olds who just learned they're time travelers—what could go wrong?! Twins Pew and Basket Church dream of escaping the miserable...

Every legend has a spark. This one was forged in the storm. In a future rebuilt from ash and steel, teenagers bond with living war creatures known as Arcbeasts, beasts of fire, storm, light and shadow, created to sync with human spirals and defend the fragile peace of the world. Sixteen year old Valen Drayke has no legacy, no titles and no patience for politics. But when he’s bonded to Zephra, a rare Stormrider Arcbeast with a rebellious streak, he’s thrown into Unit Ten: an elite strike team tasked with exploring the unstable vault zones across the fractured frontier. What begins as a ...

An all-new unofficial Minecraft warrior adventure series for young readers from bestselling author Cube Kid! “A Minecraft Movie leveled up at the box office, collecting a blockbuster $157 million in its opening weekend. It’s not only the biggest debut of the year but the best in history for...

“It’s shocking to learn that this is McBride’s first book...Eat Your Mind does everything a good biography should and more” —Los Angeles Times The first full-scale authorized biography of the pioneering experimental novelist Kathy Acker, one of the most original and controversial...

It is the dawn of the eighteenth century, when girls stay home and sew while men sail the high seas finding adventure, danger, and gold. But two unusually adventurous girls--a rich merchant's daughter, Nancy Kington, and her former plantation slave, Minerva Sharpe--take to the high seas from...

Time-traveling twins chase time's greatest villain—and a shocking family mystery—to Ancient Egypt in this high stakes, hilarious, and action-packed thrill ride from #1 bestselling author James Patterson. Orphans Pew and Basket Church managed to escape (barely) the clutches of time’s...

The fifth volume in the Minecraft warrior adventure series follows Runt and Blurp on their quest back from The End. Cube Kid's bestselling characters come to life for young readers. "A Minecraft Movie leveled up at the box office, collecting a blockbuster $157 million in its opening weekend...

If you like the Avengers, Justice League, or The Incredibles, then you'll love this family of superheroes! This new chapter book series is perfect for reluctant readers. Everyone in Peter Powers's family has super awesome superpowers. His dad controls fire with his mind, and his mom can fly. His...

We are the protectors of time, of history itself. The past isn’t nearly as set in stone as you might think; it can change and it can be changed, it’s just hard to do, and we have to be very careful how we do it. Sam Vives is a "Displacer", one of the few people with the ability to travel through time and whose job it is to make sure history turns out how it should. The trouble is he doesn't know that yet. He thinks he is just a normal fifteen year-old boy who lives with his family in Barcelona. However, when he suddenly finds himself fighting for his life on a ship during Blackbeard's ...

The pirate ship’s first mate, Rotten Tooth, sees Pete and his friends more as an annoyance than pirates in training. As the ship heads toward Snake Island, Pete has an idea to earn some respect—if the kids can find the hidden treasure before the grown-ups, then they’ll have to be taken...

Students hate history. That’s because 95 percent of high school and college history students don’t know what they are supposed to be learning. History is not an academic subject; it’s a tool for life. If history teachers knew what they were doing, they’d be teaching their students to “think like a pirate". Which is exactly what this book does.