Books with author Caroline Hanson

Paperback. Pub Date :2014-01-02 Pages: 368 Language: English Publisher:. Simon & Schuster Hilary Westfield has always dreamed of being a pirate But the Very Nearly Honourable League of Pirates rejects Hilarys application because shes a girl. and her father ships her off to Miss Pimms Finishing School for Delicate Ladies instead. Expected to wear woollen dresses (petticoats not provided) and enthusiastically throw herself into activities such as Viennese Waltzing for the Eager Novice. Miss Pimms is every bit as horrid as Hilary feared. However . a true pirate never lets dire circumstances stand in her way. and after a mostly dreadful first week. Hilary escapes and applies for a job with a freelance pirate known as the Terror of the Southlands. He offers her a place on his misfit crew. on one condition: she must find the famous treasure thats rumoured to contain most of the ki...

[Children's Fiction (Ages 8 -12)]Hilary Westfield is now a freelance pirate. After trying to prove herself to the VNHLP, she realized many members of the league weren't all that honorable-not even very nearly. With Captain Blacktooth in cahoots with the mutineers, the kingdom of Augusta and all its magic are at risk. So Hilary -- with the help of her friends, including the always spirited gargoyle -- challenges Blacktooth to a high seas battle. Winner takes all-loser, at best, will be exiled. Caroline Carlson has created a world where magic is currency, pirates are more charming than alarming, and a girl can choose a life as a pirate instead of a life in petticoats.

[Children's Fiction (Ages 10 - 12)][Read by Katherine Kellgren]More pirates, more magic, and more adventure in the second book of the 'Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates' series! Caroline Carlson brings the unceasing wit, humor, and fun of the first book in the series, Magic Marks the Spot, to this epic sequel. Fans of Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events and Trenton Lee Stewart's Mysterious Benedict Society will love this quirky tween series and hope to join the VNHLP just like Hilary!Hilary Westfield is now a bona fide pirate, but when her daring, her magical knowhow, and even her gargoyle don't convince the VNHLP that she's worthy of her title, the Terror of the Southlands, she sets off with her crew on a high seas adventure. But then Miss Pimm disappears, and Hilary decides to find the missing enchantress and protect the magic of Augusta.