Ahoy, mateys! These books is all suitable fer teens — but that don't mean grownups can't enjoy 'em, too.

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Captain Grey
by Avi. Illustrated by Charles Mikolaycak.

Political questions give substance to this adventure story, set in post-Revolutionary War America, about a boy captured by pirates, whose leader believes it more honest and freeing to fight for one's own personal gain than to serve any country's government. The first-person narrative maintains a period feel even as it addresses timeless themes.

Beech Tree Books. ISBN: 0688122345. Paperback. 160 pages. August 1993. Usually ships within 24 hours.

The Dark Frigate
by Charles Boardman Hawes. Illustrated by Warren Chappell.

Newberry Medal winning story of a young man who falls into a life of piracy through no fault of his own.

Little Brown & Co. ISBN: 0316350966. Hardcover Reissue edition (September 1971). Usually ships within 24 hours.

The Great Piratical Rumbustification: And the Librarian and the Robbers
by Margaret Mahy.

Short stories that overflow with fine wordplay & fun, and give piracy a good name.

David R Godine. ISBN: 0879236299. Hardcover. August 1986. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates: Fiction, Fact and Fancy Concerning the Buccaneers and Marooners of the Spanish Main
by Howard Pyle.

A piratical classic! Exciting, page-turning stories of piracy, fact and fiction, accompanied by Pyle's paintings and drawings! A must-have item!

Amereon Ltd. ISBN: 0848807588. Hardcover Reprint edition (June 1989). Usually ships within 24 hours.

Peter Duck: A Treasure Hunt in the Caribbees
by Arthur Ransome.

A pirate story for young adults, with twists of its own.

David R Godine. ISBN: 0879236604. Paperback. May 1987. Usually ships within 24 hours.

The Pirate Lafitte and the Battle of New Orleans
by Robert Tallant. Illustrated by John Chase.

Combining tales of pirates, mystery, battle, true events, and real people, this story is a thrilling chapter from American history.

Pelican Pub. ISBN: 0882899317. Paperback. 188 pages. Reprint edition. December 1993. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Pirates of the West Indies
by Clinton V. Black.

A concise history of the lives of ten important pirates of the Caribbean Region. This book sheds some light on popular notions of piracy and stereotyped conceptions of pirates.

Cambridge Univ Pr. ISBN: 0521358183. Paperback. 136 pages. December 1989. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Revenge of the Space Pirate
by Gilbert Morris and Dan Meeks.

Moody Press. ISBN: 0802441092. Paperback. 160 pages. September 1998. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Song of the Sea (American Dreams)
by Jean Ferris.

Having escaped the clutches of a ruthless British sea captain, Rosie Fielding falls in with the notorious and legendary Jean LaFitte. Despite her extraordinary exploits, Rosie is still puzzled by her feelings for the absent Raider, the young man she loves to hate and hates to love.

Flare. ISBN: 0380781999. Paperback. June 1996. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Swallowdale
by Arthur Ransome.

Swallowdale has it all for adventurous minded children - sailing, shipwrecks, pirates, camping, exploring, caves, climbing, battles... The Swallows (Captain John, Mate Susan, Able Seaman Titty and Boy Roger) and Amazons (Captain Nancy and Mate Peggy) meet up again along with Captain Flint and his parrot Polly to explore the mountains and lakes of the English Lake District. Written by Arthur Ransome over 60 years ago, this is a book for grandparents, parents and children alike - a book to be passed from generation to generation.

David R Godine. ISBN: 0879235721. Paperback. January 1986. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Swallows and Amazons
by Arthur Ransome.

Camping on an island without grownups! Sailing, exploring, "war to the death" with the best friends anyone could have! Stolen treasure! False accusations! Good sportsmanship! Walking the plank!

David R Godine. ISBN: 087923573X. Paperback. January 1986. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Terror of the Spanish Main: Sir Henry Morgan and His Buccaneers
by Albert Marrin.

Henry Morgan was a leader of thieves, a prince among a group of outcasts, desperadoes, and failed gentlemen known as buccaneers. Though movies and novels have romanticized them, the buccaneers were in fact a ruthless group who got their way by brutal means. Their motives were pure self-interest, yet they operated with the permission of certain European nations in order to break the Spanish monopoly in the West Indies. Vividly outlining the political and economic circumstances that allowed the buccaneers to flourish, and freshly evoking both life at sea and life in the colonies in the seventeenth century, Albert Marrin shows how Henry Morgan was a particular response to forces that are still with us.

Dutton Books. ISBN: 0525459421. Hardcover. 224 pages. December 1998. Usually ships within 24 hours.

They're Cows, We're Pigs
by Carmen Boullosa. Translated by Leland H. Chambers.

In 1666, 13-year-old Jean Smeeks leaves his native Flanders for Tortuga, notorious 17th-century pirate refuge. In the reeking, pitching quarters of the vessel, a woman reveals herself to him — and to him only. It is her fate that sets the novel's moral compass, for what attracts her is a renegade Tortugan community, the Brethren of the Coast — anti-colonialist buccaneers who represent, in part, the upside of lawlessness: communalism and no locked doors.

Grove/Atlantic. ISBN: 0802116108. Hardcover. 192 pages. May 1997. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Treasure Island (Illustrated Junior Library)
by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by Norman Price and Michael Wimmer.

Treasure Island has enthralled for over a century. The names Long John Silver and Jim Hawkins are destined to remain pieces of folklore for as long as children want to read Robert Louis Stevenson's most famous book. With its dastardly plot and motley crew of rogues and villains, it seems unlikely that children will ever say no to this timeless classic.

Grosset & Dunlap. ISBN: 0448405628. Hardcover. 342 pages. Reprint edition (September 1994). Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by N.C. Wyeth.

Jim Hawkins, the cabin boy on a pirate ship, tells of the perilous adventures of a band of fortune seekers in this entracing classic. The classic N.C. Wyeth illustrations, which make this one of the finest editions ever of the timeless story, are made from new plates to ensure the best possible reproduction.

Atheneum. ISBN: 0684171600. School & Library Binding. 273 pages. Deluxe edition. October 1981. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Climb aboard for the swashbuckling adventure of a lifetime. The names Long John Silver and Jim Hawkins are destined to remain pieces of folklore for as long as children want to read Robert Louis Stevenson's most famous book. With its dastardly plot and motley crew of rogues and villains, it seems unlikely that children will ever say no to this timeless classic.

Ulverscroft Large Print Books. ISBN: 070898147X. Hardcover. October 1983. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Treasure Island (Everyman's Library Children's Classics)
by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by Mervyn Peake.

Perhaps the greatest of all adventure stories for boys and girls, Treasure Island began, a brave boy who finds himself among pirates, and of the sinister pirate cook Long John Silver holds children as entranced today as it did a century ago. It has appeared with illustrations by many leading artists, but none so apt as Peake's — first published in 1949 and out of print for many years — until now.

Everymans Library. ISBN: 0679418008. Hardcover. October 1992. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Treasure Island (The Whole Story Series)
by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by Francois Place.

Jim Hawkin's dangerous search for pirate treasure is accompanied by period illustrations and extended captions that offer young readers a captivating glimpse into the world of sailors and sea voyaging.

Penguin USA. ISBN: 0670867950. Paperback. May 1996. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Weather the Storm (American Dreams No. 3)
by Jean Ferris.

To protect herself from her evil adversary Captain Lawrence, Rosie enters into a marriage of convenience and foresees a life of misery. But after being taken under the wing of Captian Jean LaFitte during the Battle of New Orleans, Rosie sees her husband in a new light and finds true love at last.

Flare. ISBN: 0380782006. Paperback. July 1996. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Where Is the Pirate's Treasure? Follow the Clues to Unravel the Mystery (Solve It Yourself Series)
by Rupert Heath.

E D C Publications. ISBN: 0881108286. Library Binding. March 1996. Usually ships within 2-3 days.