Mary Read, Bold Pirate in Disguise

by Stephanie Peters, Patricio Oliver (Illustrator)

Overview

Defying roles for women of the early 1700s, Mary Read forged her own path. She disguised herself as a man to earn a living, and she eventually came to terrorize the Caribbean as a pirate! One of only a handful of female pirates in recorded history, Mary was said to be as ruthless and brave as any swashbuckler. With accessible hi-lo text, dynamic art, and fast-paced storytelling, at-level and struggling readers alike can learn about this bold sailor’s exploits in a graphic novel filled with deception, plunder, and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798875210105
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2025
Series:	Notorious Pirates Graphics
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	7 - 8 Years

About the Author

Stephanie Peters has been writing books for children for more than twenty-five years. Her most recent Capstone titles include Earth’s Amazing Journeys: From Pebbles to Continents and The Trojan War: A Modern Graphic Myth from the Mythology Graphics series. An avid reader, workout enthusiast, and beach wanderer, Stephanie enjoys spending time with her family and their pets. She lives and works in Mansfield, Massachusetts.

A graphic designer graduated from UBA (University of Buenos Aires), specialized in character design, comic books, editorial illustration, and product design for licensed characters. Additionally, he has worked on illustrated books and has published comic books as both an illustrator and writer, focusing on superhero, gender, and diversity themes. He is a university professor of Typography, an assistant professor of Editorial Illustration, and he teaches seminars on graphic mascots and character design in the Graphic Design program. He also teaches workshops in the Professional Illustration Postgraduate program (FADU/UBA).

Interviews

Dynamic graphic novel presentation of infamous pirates will draw in both reluctant and at-level readers;