This is such an interesting children's book. It follows the adventures of a young Captain Jack Sparrow and his crew in the search of a lost treasure. The character of Jack Sparrow is still alike his older self in the movies. I won't lie I wasn't expecting the Jack Sparrow I knew, but this mild version of the character was still satisfying.

My favorite character was Arabella because she was really cool and could relate to her. I was suprised that there were other people on the island they got washed up on. I would not change the ending because it makes you wanna read the next book and keeps you wondering what will happen next. All in all a great story and I really hope you read this book.

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This book is basically about when Captain Jack Sparrow was a young reckless teenager. It starts off with him going into the craziest bar for pirates ever: Tortuga. He was looking for his stolen satchel, and he thinks he finds it with one of the most dangerous pirates ever, Captain Torrents. Unfortunatley, Jack didn't know about the notorius pirate, and Torrents caught him stealing. Jack makes a narrow escape as he loses Torrents in a giant brawl. Arabella, the barmaid, pulls him out of the fight. he finds out that the satchel is'nt his, but it does contain the famous Sword of Cortez's sheath. Legend had it that whoever had both sword and sheath could rule the seas. If thety lost one, they would perish instanteniously. They are planning to head to the island where the sword is on an abandoned ship, but right before they are to leave, a young rich teen named Fitzwilliam P. Dalton III wants to join on the adventure. The trio sial for days until finally landing on the island. There they meet 2 boys named Jean and Tumen who have a sister that was turned itno a cat. The boys lead the crew to the abandoned city where the sword is said to be. they finally find the skeleton of the king that once had the sword, but someone had recently stolen the sword. On their way back to the boat, they run into Captain Torrents. The crew battles for a little, then Jack defeats Torrents, and the crew escaped. Cool book :)

These books were my peanut butter

I have found it an easy read for everyone. Very fast paced and clear writing. Also I really liked the pages at the beginning and the end simulating handwriting. The problem that I had was with the character Tumen who was considered a "native", the language he spoke and how the characters reacted to him. It was verging on the typical treatment of what it is considered a weird or savage from the English culture perspective. If my little brother reads this book I would have to talk with him about this character, because I feel this representation is somehow confusing as far as the values my family and I have.

I remember reading this book as a kid. I found it in the bargain bin at Shopko. I loved it! It took me far away to the ocean I longed for and made my true love, Captain Jack Sparrow, my age. But I was so embarrassed that I had read a "baby book" I handed it off to a POTC fanatic who was much younger than me. She was so excited! Her joy is the only reason I don't regret giving it away.

I happened across this book at work and had a mini freak out because I remember LOVING this book as a kid. I had completely forgotten it existed. So I decided to buy it and see if I enjoyed it as much as before. Sadly, it didn't hold up. It's probably a 6-9 year old book and super short, and I just don't enjoy that sort of thing now. It's a simplistic, fast adventure story that I'd probably recommend for a young kid but for me, it had nothing I wanted. Also, the "strong female character" reeked of the 00s. Arabella was annoying and has an in your face "I'm as good as any boy" attitude. She just wasn't a rounded character. I also hated the fact that these young teenagers just ran away from home to go on an adventure. Like, what?! I don't know what I expected from a young children's book. I think this has taught me that it might be better to live with rose-tinted glasses about things I enjoyed as a child and not to relive them now.

A very fast good read.

I liked it it was pretty funny short but good want to buy the rest of them so I can finish the story.

Good

Really fun middle grade/younger YA book about Jack Sparrow before he was a world famous pirate