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Ferocious pirate Captain Firebeard THINKS that he and the ruthless crew of the "Horrible Haddock" rule the high seas. But Firebeard and his band meet their match when they kidnap a small but feisty girl named Molly. Even after the pirates threaten Molly with sharks and make her scrub the deck, she is utterly defiant -- and will NOT tell Firebeard who her parents are. All the while, Molly is busy sending secret messages in bottles...but to whom? When her rescuers arrive, the pirates are in show more for a real surprise! For the TRUE fiercest pirate on the seas is none other than Molly's mother! show lessTags
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A humorous girl power story. My youngest 2 children....13 and 7 yr old girls......really enjoy this book. My oldest 2 daughters....24 and 22.....find this book hilarious. Yep, every female in our household appreciates the come-up-ance dished out in this one! The illustrations are well done....and pirates....and a little girl triumphing over a boatful of mean spirited men....and pirates....what's not to love??!!
Funny that a girl captured by a fearsome group of male pirates and put to work, turns out to be none other than the daughter of a more fearsome group of female pirates who overtake that very group of male pirates and put them to work. Good if you liked the other two Cornelia Funke/Kerstin Meyer books.
While sailing to her grandmother's, a young girl is kidnapped by pirates and forced to work for them. SPOILER: When her mother's pirate crew shows up to rescue her, the men are forced to do the same sort of work for the women pirates. I'm not clear on what the point is.
Pirate Girl is captured by bad pirates then her mom a more fearsome pirate rescues her then she goes to visit her grandma. The illustrations are very funny.
Ha ha ha! Loved the feisty little pirate girl and her take-some-prisoners mama.
Ha ha ha! Loved the feisty little pirate girl and her take-some-prisoners mama.
27 months - a cute story. Nice to see a girl pirate for a change, now that's something my little girl can relate to. ARG!
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Author Cornelia Maria Funke was born in Dorsten, Germany on December 10, 1958. After graduating from the University of Hamburg, she worked as a social worker for three years. After completing a course in book illustration at the Hamburg State College of Design, she worked as a children's book illustrator and designed board games. Her desire to show more draw magical worlds and her disappointment over the way some stories were written inspired her to write her own children's books. Her book, The Thief Lord, won the Mildred L. Batchelder Award for the best translated children's book of the year and the Book Sense Book of the Year Award. She has also received the Book Sense Children's Literature Award for Inkheart and Inkspell. Funke has written numerous books including Dragon Rider, When Santa Fell to Earth, Igraine The Brave, Reckless, Saving Mississippi, Inkheart, Inkspell, Inkdeath, Igraine the Brave, and The Princess Knight. Inkheart was adapted into a film. Cornelia Funke was voted into the Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people of 2005. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Pirate Girl
- Original publication date
- 2005
- People/Characters
- Molly; Captain Firebeard; Morgan O’Meany; Cutlass Tom; Bill the Bald; Willy Wooden Hand (show all 9); Crooked Carl; Ten-Pint Ted; Barbarous Bertha
- Important places
- Horrible Haddock
- First words
- Captain Firebeard was the terror of the high seas.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)And Molly was finally able to visit her grandma!
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- Reviews
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- Rating
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- Languages
- English, French, German
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 16
- ASINs
- 1
