The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates (1-3) - Caroline Carlson

Category: Adventure, Children, Historical Fiction
Language: English
Keywords: Magic Magic Marks The Spot The Buccaneers' Code The Terror Of The Southlands

Written by Caroline Carlson
Read by Katherine Kellgren
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps

Magic Marks the Spot

The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates, #1
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release date: September 10, 2013
Duration: 08:10:36

Admiral Westfield sucked in his breath and released it in a tremendous gust. “My dear,” he said, “let me be clear: You are a young lady. You will not tell silly tales and you will never be a pirate.”

Hilary Westfield has always dreamed of being a pirate. She can tread water for thirty-seven minutes. She can tie a knot faster than a fleet of sailors. She particularly enjoys defying authority, and she already owns a rather pointy sword. There’s only one problem: The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates refuses to let any girl join their ranks of scourges and scallywags.

Girls belong at Miss Pimm’s Finishing School for Delicate Ladies, learning to waltz, faint, and cursty. But Hilary and her dearest friend, the gargoyle, have no use for such frivolous lessons—they are pirates! (Or very nearly.)

To escape from a life of petticoats and politeness, Hilary answers a curious advertisement for a pirate crew and suddenly finds herself swept up in a seafaring adventure that may or may not involve a map without an X, a magical treasure that likely doesn’t exist, a rogue governess who insists on propriety, a crew of misfit scallywags, and the most treacherous—and unexpected—villain on the High Seas.

Will Hilary find the treasure in time? Will she become a true pirate after all? And what will become of the gargoyle?

The Terror of the Southlands

The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates Series, Book 2
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release date: September 9, 2014
Duration: 07:44:48

Hilary Westfield is now a bona fide pirate, but when her daring, her magical know-how, and even her gargoyle don’t convince the VNHLP that she’s worthy of her title, the Terror of the Southlands, she sets off with her crew on a high seas adventure.

But then Miss Pimm disappears and Hilary decides to find the missing Enchantress and protect the magic of Augusta.

Don’t miss this adventure-filled pirate romp!

The Buccaneers’ Code

The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates Series, Book 3
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release date: September 8, 2015
Duration: 07:39:03

Hilary Westfield is now a freelance pirate. After trying to prove herself to the VNHLP, she realized many members of the league weren’t all that honorable—not even very nearly. With Captain Blacktooth in cahoots with the Mutineers, the kingdom of Augusta—and all of its magic—is at risk.

What the League needs is a very honorable pirate to be their new president. So Hilary—with the help of her friends, including the always-spirited gargoyle—challenges Blacktooth to a High Seas battle. Winner takes all. Loser, at best, will be exiled.

Caroline Carlson has created a world where magic is currency, pirates are more charming than alarming, and a girl can choose a life as a pirate instead of a life in petticoats. And she once again delivers a story of high stakes, High Seas, and high society in the hilarious and charming conclusion to the Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates series.