Lackbeard
by Cody B. Stewart /
2018 / English / PDF
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Carter Humbolt is eleven years old and a die-hard pirates fan the folklore, sword, and yo ho ho kind of pirates. He walks the walk and talks the talk. Now he just needs the treasure. He talks his older brother Brad into being a reluctant buccaneer and off they go to heist an artifact from a local museum. Unfortunately, he and his cohorts are caught, but he and his brother do not have parents to take them home and deliver appropriate discipline. They are returned to the orphanage where it is determined that they will be split up.
But then new orphanage escapees Carter and his crew steal a ketch and set out for Eleuthera. (Yes, it's a real island in the Bahamas.) Carter found a map, you see. The kids confront real pirates and "heave to" during a storm but manage to reach the island and are soon in search of treasure. (In the meantime, I began to roll this flick through my mind, and could picture Cruella de Vil in the part of the orphanage school mistress.)
