From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps
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Nevis Island, Caribbean, 1680
Red-legs Greaves has been a slave, a pirate, and a rich sugar planter. Now he's a prisoner. And next morning, he'll be dead - hanged by the neck for piracy! His only friend is a slave girl called Lou. Can Lou do anything to save Red-legs? It would take a miracle...
A fantastic story blending pirate legend with historical fact and Terry Deary's vividly imagined characters.
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'Bubbling with wit, language play and robust dialogue....just the right mix of ingredients to trigger young readers' interest in all things historical.' Books For Keeps
ISBN: | 9781472941947 |
Publication date: | 13th July 2017 |
Author: | Terry Deary |
Illustrator: | Helen Flook |
Publisher: | Bloomsbury Education an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 64 pages |
Series: | Pirate Tales |
Genres: |
Historical Fiction Children’s / Teenage general interest: Pirates Adventure Stories |