The Deadly Trap: Sam Silver: Undercover Pirate 4 - Softcover

Burchett, Jan; Vogler, Sara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1444005871 ISBN 13: 9781444005875

Publisher: Orion Children's, 2013

Synopsis

How to become an Undercover Pirate...
1) Have a pirate captain as your ancient ancestor
2) Find a message in a bottle and a magic gold doubloon
3) Get whisked back in time to join a pirate crew
4) When you get home DON'T TELL ANYONE. Remember - you're undercover!

There's a new pirate aboard the Sea Wolf and he's popular with the crew, but Sam is suspicious - why is the new recruit so interested in Captain Blade? And how can Sam convince his friends that they're falling into a deadly trap?

About this title

About the Author:

Jan and Sara were already friends when one day they decided they wanted to write children's stories and it would be more fun to write them together. That was 15 years ago. Since then they've written over 130 stories - including some about ghosts, football, ghosts playing football and naughty gargoylz. Jan lives in Essex with her family and Sara lives in London with hers. They both have black cats who completely rule their lives.

For more information, visit Jan and Sara's website www.burchettandvogler.co.uk and follow them on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BurchettVogler. Keep up-to-date with the Sam Silver: Undercover Pirate blog at http://samsilverundercoverpirate.blogspot.co.uk.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 4–7—Sam Silver is the descendant of a pirate-and he has a magical doubloon to prove it. Whenever Sam rubs the coin, he's transported to the Sea Wolf, a Caribbean pirate ship that sailed 300 years ago. Rubbing the coin again returns him home, with his mother none the wiser. In his latest adventure, Sam finds himself aboard the familiar ship with a new arrival-Dick Gudegon. Sam quickly discovers Dick is not who he claims to be, but none of the other crew members believe him. Will Sam be able to change their minds before Dick puts the Captain and the Sea Wolf in peril? This quick-paced tale will have readers on the edge of their seats. Told in the third person, the story has a mix of short chapters and illustrations. Nautical and pirate terminology is peppered throughout the book. While the ending may be unsurprising, there are enough twists and turns to keep readers interested. Recommended for librarians looking to strengthen the sea legs of their adventure section.—Nicole Signoretta Sutton, Kingston Elementary School, Cherry Hill, NJ

About this edition

• Publisher: Orion Children's
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1444005871
• ISBN 13: 9781444005875
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128