![]() ![]() 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. But Hilary and her dearest friend, the gargoyle, have no use for such frivolous lessons-they are pirates! (Or very nearly.) Girls belong at Miss Pimm's Finishing School for Delicate Ladies, learning to waltz, faint, and curtsy. ![]() There's only one problem: The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates refuses to let any girl join their ranks of scourges and scallywags. She particularly enjoys defying authority, and she already owns a rather pointy sword. ![]() She can tie a knot faster than a fleet of sailors. She can tread water for thirty-seven minutes. Hilary Westfield has always dreamed of being a pirate. You will not tell silly tales and you will never be a pirate." "My dear," he said, "let me be clear: You are a young lady. When tensions rose between England and Spain, he was her go-to guy, and she let him loose on the invading army before they even struck out. Admiral Westfield sucked in his breath and released it in a tremendous gust. After becoming the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world, Queen Elizabeth I knighted him. ![]()
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