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1) Djibouti
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"Elmore Leonard is in a class of one…. The greatest crime writer who ever lived. "-Dennis Lehane "Elmore Leonard is our greatest crime novelist…the best in the business." -Washington Post 44 novels and still going strong! The incomparable Elmore Leonard-"The reigning King Daddy of crime writers" (Seattle Times)-is back with Djibouti, a gripping, twisting, playful, and always surprising tale of modern-day piracy. Djibouti sparkles with the trademark...
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"Crichton's ultimate adventure."-San Francisco Chronicle "Pirates Latitudes has the loot: Gore, sex, action….A lusty, rollicking 17th century adventure."
-USA Today "Riveting….Great entertainment….The pages and minutes fly by."
-Cleveland Plain Dealer #1 New York Times bestselling author, the incomparable Michael Crichton ("One of the great storytellers of our age" -Newsday) takes to the high Caribbean seas for an irresistible adventure of...
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"The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, with the simple pleasures of collecting cups brought by sailors from faraway lands and listening to stories told by her friend Charlie. But when his father takes him on a voyage to find a bride and disaster strikes, Tress must stow away on a ship and seek the Sorceress of the deadly Midnight Sea. Amid the spore oceans where pirates abound, can Tress...
5) Stowaway!
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A golden retriever puppy named Wally looks for adventure and finds it on a pirate ship run by puppy pirates.
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When a plane crash strands thirteen teen beauty contestants on a mysterious island, they struggle to survive, to get along with one another, to combat the island's other diabolical occupants, and to learn their dance numbers in case they are rescued in time for the competition.
9) Small Saul
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Small Saul the pirate is better at singing sea shanties and baking than holding a sword and being a real pirate, and he is forced to prove his worth to his shipmates or else walk the plank.
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Hearken to the swashbuckling tale of Fluffy, a pampered poodle whose pleasure cruise is interrupted by a band of scurvy pirate pooches. Fluffy will need to summon up all of his canine charms if he hopes to avoid the plank and have the pirates eating out of his paws. Hilarious art brings the motley crew to life.
13) The dark frigate
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In seventeenth-century England, orphaned Philip Marsham, forced to flee London after a terrible accident, finds himself in an even more difficult situation when his ship is taken over by pirates and he is forced to become a member of their crew.
15) Lightningborn
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Searching for a True Dragon in order to save humanity, one capable of intelligent thought and the ability to use magic, Princess Gem finds fate intervening in the form of Remy and his rare dragon, Storm, who are the targets of an evil pirate.
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"The most powerful pirate in history was a woman who was born into poverty in Guangzhou, China, in the early 1800s. When pirates attacked her town and the captain took a liking to her, she saw a way out. Zheng Yi Sao agreed to marry him only if she got an equal share of his business. When her husband died six years later, she took command of the fleet. Over the next decade, the pirate queen built a fleet of over 1,800 ships and 70,000 men. On land...
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