Piratica - Hardcover

Tanith-lee

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0340854464 ISBN 13: 9780340854464

Publisher: Hodder Children's Books, 2004

Synopsis

Trapped in the dreary Angels Academy for Young Maidens by her tyrant father, 17-year-old Artemesia Blastside plans her escape. She intends to return to the seafearing life she once led with her mother, a notorious pirare, killed six years before by an untimely cannonblast.

About this title

About the Author

Tanith Lee lives on the southeast coast of England.

From School Library Journal

Starred Review. Grade 6-9–This rollicking tale features 16-year-old Artemesia Fitz-Willoughby, alias Art Blastside, who seeks to recapture her deceased mother's piratical lifestyle. A blow to the head awakens in Art memories of storms at sea, a deadly cannon shot, sword fights, distant lands, and stolen riches. Escaping the school chosen by her unsympathetic, detached father, the teen heads for Lundon and adventure. Undaunted by the discovery that her vivid seafaring recollections were stage performances, that her infamous mother, nicknamed Piratica, was not a pirate but an actress, Art seeks to turn fantasy into reality. Through guile and bravado, she hijacks a seaworthy galleon; inspires devotion and toil among her mother's motley crew of actors; demonstrates instinctive skill for sailing, swordplay, and parley; and pursues the rumor of buried treasure. With melodramatic flair, heroes and rogues are introduced and the plot twists and turns. Handsome Felix Phoenix, fleeing mistaken identity as a highway robber, joins the crew and tantalizes Art with his inscrutable, aloof behavior. Little Goldie Girl, pirate captain of the Enemy, is her cutlass-wielding nemesis. Ultimately, the wit and antics of her thespian crew save Art from the hangman's noose. The lively, whimsical narration is filled with a concoction of puns, 18th-century British references and spellings, and a smattering of modern slang. Presented in three acts with multiple scenes, Piratica is a refreshing, tongue-in-cheek, tangled tale that will entice readers who crave adventure and fantasy.–Gerry Larson, Durham School of the Arts, NC
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Edition details

• Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340854464
• ISBN 13: 9780340854464
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240