We Are Pirates

by Lemony Snicket

First published 2015

A boat vanishes, goods are stolen, and blood stains the waters of the San Francisco Bay. In the 21st century, a ragtag crew of modern-day pirates terrorizes the coast. At the heart of this swashbuckling tale is a teenage girl who assembles her own band of misfits to wreak havoc, while her well-meaning but bumbling father scrambles to bring her home safely. This is a high-seas adventure about the desperate search for happiness and the wild journeys that lie beyond our ordinary lives.

Genres: fiction, adventure, crime, 21st-century

Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful

Tropes: desperate-search, found-family

Setting: San Francisco Bay

Period: 21st Century

288 pages · Paperback · Harper Perennial

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