Captain Kidd, Legendary Pirate Leader (Notorious Pirates Graphics)

Captain William Kidd started his career at sea hunting down pirates, but in the lates 1690s, after his efforts were unsuccessful, he turned pirate himself. As an outlaw Kidd had better luck, leading his crew to plunder and eventually burying his ill-gotten treasure—some of which has never been discovered. With accessible hi-lo text, dynamic art, and fast-paced storytelling, at-level and struggling readers alike can learn more about the adventures of this infamous pirate in a graphic novel filled with riches, betrayal, and more.

Jessica Gunderson grew up in the small town of Washburn, North Dakota. She has a bachelor's degree from the University of North Dakota and an MFA in Creative Writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She has written more than one hundred books for young readers. Her book President Lincoln's Killer and the America He Left Behind won a 2018 Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Silver Award. She currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin.

Lia Liao is an illustrator who currently resides in New York. She was educated as a psychologist until 2020 when she decided to pursue a career in illustration. She feels the meaning in different languages is often lost in translation, which would result in bias towards the original intention of the spoken words. Therefore, Lia chooses to express her feelings and emotions through her illustrations. She combines her knowledge in psychology with her skills in illustrations to create her own unique style. Her style is rational and logical. But as the same, it is emotionally striking