Lackbeard - by Cody B Stewart & Adam Rocke (Paperback)

About the Book

Highly Recommended

'an excellent choice for readers who like adventure and realistic fiction' CM Canadian Review of Materials

Desperate times

All they wanted was their forever homes.

Desperate measures

But when a motley group of orphans steals an ancient artifact from the Golden Age of Piracy and a treasure map drawn in blood, what they get is an epic adventure.

An epic adventure!

Book Synopsis

Bartholomew "Black Bart" Roberts. Calico Jack. Henry Morgan. You think those are the fearsomest pirates ever to sail the seven seas? That's because you haven't yet had the great misfortune to stumble upon Captain Lackbeard and his crew of mismatched misfits. if the Captain is yet challenged in the fine art of facial hair development? And who cares that he's only eleven years old? Adventure, chums. That's what our hero is after. Or at least that's what he thinks he's after... until real adventure finds him.

Review Quotes

The characters are believable with interesting dialogue and word choice. The language is very descriptive and adds to the enjoyment of the adventure. The vocabulary is very suitable for the intended audience. Dialogue is extensive and realistic. The fast-paced plot adds to the enjoyment of the story. There are 28 chapters of five to eight pages each. Each chapter ends at a high point which would make this an excellent read-aloud choice. Lackbeard is an excellent choice for readers who like adventure and realistic fiction.Highly Recommended.--Deborah Mervold, Deborah Mervold is an educator from Shellbrook, Saskatchewan, with experience as a high school English teacher and teacher-librarian. Presently she is involved with post-secondary education as a faculty trainer and program development consultant at Saskatchewan Polytechnic. "CM: Canadian Review of Materials"

About the Author

Cody B. Stewart was born in the Adirondacks, in Upstate New York. His love of stories began in those mountains as he vanquished trolls, fought in the American Revolution and discovered his latent mutant powers. Stories have continued to consume his life, but he now plucks them out of his head and puts them down on paper in the form of novels and comic books. He left the Adirondacks to grow into a man, did so, and has since returned with a wonderfully supportive wife and two sons. Adam Rocke Slutsky never met an adventure he didn't love. From swimming with great white sharks without a cage, to jumping out of a plane without a parachute, Adam's adrenaline junkie tendencies play a major role in his writing.Throw in a secondary degree in CryptoZoology, and it's anyone's guess where Adam's literary travels will take him.