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Magic Marks the Spot
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Magic Marks the Spot Hardcover - 2013

by Caroline Carlson; Dave Phillips (Illustrator)

Hilary Westfield has always dreamed of being a pirate. There's only one problem: the Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates refuses to let any girl join their ranks. But Hilary is not the kind of girl to take no for answer. To escape a life at her stuffy finishing school, Hilary sets out in search of her own seaworthy adventure.


From the rear cover

Admiral Westfield sucked in his breath and released it in a tremendous gust. "My dear," he said, "let me be clear: You are a young lady. You will not tell silly tales and you will never be a pirate."

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. She particularly 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 a curious 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 Hardcover
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HarperCollins
  • Date 2013-09
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Deckle Edges, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Maps
  • ISBN 9780062194343 / 0062194348
  • Weight 0.97 lbs (0.44 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.47 x 5.86 x 1.24 in (21.51 x 14.88 x 3.15 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 900
  • Library of Congress subjects Sex role, Adventure and adventurers
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013021822
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 11/01/2013, Page 143
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2014, Page 71
  • Kirkus Reviews, 06/15/2013, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 08/12/2013, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 09/01/2013, Page 140
  • Shelf Awareness, 09/13/2013, Page 0
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