PIRATE CURSE: The Wave Walkers #1
by Kai Meyer
Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10: 1416924736
ISBN-13: 9781416924739
Ages 10-14
336 pages

Jolly has an unusual life for a 14-year-old girl. Her name comes from the Jolly Roger, the flag flown by pirates. She lives aboard a sailing ship, with her adopted family of pirates. She doesn't attend a traditional school, learning instead day by day how to further her career --- as a pirate! And that's not all that makes Jolly unusual; even more so is her rare ability to walk on water. Jolly is a Polliwog and believes she's the only Polliwog left alive. But she's mistaken.

Fourteen-year-old Munk is a Polliwog, and he also believes he's the only one left. Munk lives a sheltered life on a secluded island with only his parents and their staff of ghost workers. His parents forbid him to use his Polliwog talents in fear that he'll be kidnapped or killed. So Munk keeps busy working on the family plantation. Unfortunately, Munk doesn't hold much interest in the plantation business; he'd much rather follow his daydreams of becoming a pirate.

But Jolly and Munk's lives soon turn upside down and spin way out of control. An unknown enemy lures Jolly's ship into a trap, with only Jolly managing to escape and believing the rest of the crew dead. She washes ashore on Munk's island, and they quickly learn of each other's secret. But the amazement of finding another Polliwog in existence immediately vanishes when the enemy follows Jolly to the island and destroys Munk's parents. Jolly and Munk run for their lives with the help of a man known as the Ghost Trader. He explains that the gate to another world is crumbling away, inviting dangerous creatures intent on death and destruction. Jolly and Munk set sail on an amazing adventure to save the world.

THE PIRATE CURSE offers a non-stop, action-packed thrill of a read. Each page introduces incredible adventures involving magic, pirates, strange creatures, dangerous missions, and even a bit of humor to lighten the load. German author Kai Meyer has quite a bit of writing experience under his belt, and he proves his talents over and over with his imaginative details and knowledgeable descriptions of sailing ships, the open sea and the beautiful Caribbean. THE PIRATE CURSE will leave readers eager and impatient for the promised sequel.

   --- Reviewed by Chris Shanley-Dillman, author of FINDING MY LIGHT and THE BLACK POND

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