Sea of Gold

by Gregory Mone

Overview

In the tradition of Treasure Island, an unlikely young pirate races a band of devious rogues to a hidden fortune in Sea of Gold, the first book in a middle-grade series by New York Times bestselling author Gregory Mone.

Twelve-year-old Fish—nicknamed for his skill as a swimmer—never intended to become a pirate. For starters, he’s just a kid from a poor farming family, and second, he absolutely hates to fight. But after his parents send him to work as a courier, one of his deliveries is stolen, and as Fish hurries to get it back, he’s captured by a ship of scalawags. And the mysterious package? It’s the key to locating the Chain of Chuacar, a legendary treasure.
 
Swabbing the deck of the Scurvy Mistress, Fish will have to earn the trust of the fortune-obsessed captain and learn the ropes from the rest of the crew, including a boy encyclopedia on all things piracy, a tough-as-nails young thief, and a fearless girl with knives up her sleeves. Yet with mutiny on the horizon and a ruthless first mate testing him at every turn, Fish isn’t sure he’ll survive, let alone find the Chain. Armed only with wit, courage, and determination, Fish leads his new friends in the fight of their young lives and a hunt for hidden gold.
 
Includes Black-and-White Illustrations
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781647004101
Publisher:	Abrams
Publication date:	08/08/2023
Series:	Sea of Gold
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Gregory Mone is the author of several bestselling works of fiction and nonfiction for both adults and children, including Sea of Gold, the New York Times bestsellers Bill Nye’s Great Big World of Science, the Jack and the Geniuses series (with Bill Nye), and Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry (with Neil DeGrasse Tyson), along with Atlantis: The Accidental Invasion and Atlantis: The Brink of War. He is a contributing editor at Popular Science and an award-winning science writer. A graduate of Harvard College, he lives with his family on Martha’s Vineyard.

Editorial Reviews

"A rousing yarn."—Kirkus

"Seafaring shenanigans await in this rollicking historical adventure by Mone (the Atlantis duology). Rhythmic prose, humorous banter, and brutal depictions of pirate life abound in this traditional high seas romp."—Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

2023-05-24
An impoverished Irish farm boy finds himself among pirates on the hunt for a fabled treasure.

Revising the text of his 2010 Fish and, to a lesser extent, the cast, if not the storyline's general drift, Mone plunks 12-year-old Maurice Reidy aboard the Scurvy Mistress. Dubbed Fish for his love of swimming, the boy, while literally learning the ropes and enduring rough treatment from brutal first mate Scab, helps treasure-hunting Capt. Walter Cobb solve a puzzle that leads to a golden chain big enough to encircle a city. Readers familiar with Treasure Island will feel a distinct sense of déjà vu as, along with the glittering MacGuffin, certain members of the ragged, knavish, racially diverse crew turn out to have mutinous agendas of their own and the climactic action takes place on or near a remote island. On the other hand, the author does retain his protagonist’s resolute pacifism and the cast’s strong, active women from the previous edition (notably Fish’s knife-throwing young ally, Nora, and ruthless rival pirate Lady Swift). He also adds a list of several more hidden pirate treasures to set up the sequels. A cutaway view of the sloop heads up a fresh set of spot art at the chapter heads for this redesigned reboot.

A rousing yarn. (Adventure. 9-12)

Kirkus Reviews