Author: Lawrence, Iszi

Caribbean islands

Published on 5 January 2023 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Bloomsbury Education) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Flashbacks' series.

Paperback / softback | 288 pages
210 x 259 x 22 | 204g

Book Band: Dark Red (ideal for ages 10+)A riveting pirate tale set in the eighteenth century during the golden age of piracy in the Caribbean, perfect for fans of Emma Carroll and Jacqueline Wilson.

It¡¯s 1718: pirate ships sail the oceans and brutal slave masters control the plantations. Eleven-year-old Abigail Buckler lives with her father in the Caribbean. Her clothes are made of finest muslin so she can¡¯t play in them, not that there¡¯s anyone to play with anyway. She isn¡¯t even allowed to go out alone. But when pirates attack Abigail¡¯s life will change forever. Suddenly her old certainties about right and wrong, good and bad start to unravel. Maybe Abigail doesn¡¯t have to be so ladylike after all¡­Packed with historical detail about the Atlantic slave trade, the ravages of empire and human cost of providing luxuries like sugar, cotton and tobacco to Europe, Blackbeard¡¯s Treasure is a page-turning, swashbuckling adventure which takes a look at the real pirates of the Caribbean.