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Gr 2-6 When a pirate ship falls on hard times, Jack Plank is let go because he is not very good at plundering. Left in the Caribbean town of Saltwash, he has a bit of good luck to temper the bad. Eleven-year-old Nina, the daughter of the widow he boards with, offers to show him around the port town to find work. But at dinner each night, Jack reports to the other boarders his unsuccessful day. Trouble is, Jack is not well suited to be a farmer, baker, fortune-teller, fisherman, barber, goldsmith, actor, or musician, each for a different reason. For ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

What's a failed pirate who "doesn't care for plundering" to do? When pickings grow slim, Jack's mates on the Avarice set him ashore with a small bag of gold to tide him over. Jack washes up in a congenial boardinghouse where he turns down every proposal regarding how he might make a living, explaining his qualms with tales from an eventful past. "Not a Fisherman": a full moon used to turn t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

When failed pirate Jack's mates set him ashore, he washes up in a congenial boardinghouse. He turns down every proposal about ma...Log In or Sign Up to Read More