by Susan Cooper
First published 2019
When a young deckhand named Penny stumbles upon a magical spyglass, she discovers a crew of "Word Pirates" who use their linguistic powers to plunder ships. Swept up in their schemes, Penny must choose between her loyalty to the pirates or her desire to protect the high seas from their linguistic mayhem. As the Word Pirates target a heavily guarded vessel carrying a precious cargo of rare books, Penny races to stop them before their greatest heist throws the world of language into chaos.
Genres: fiction, adventure, fantasy, young-adult
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, whimsical
Tropes: chosen-one, found-family
40 pages · Hardcover · Neal Porter Books