Adventures for Teen Guys

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Peter and the Starcatchers
By Dave Barry
YA F BARRY
Soon after Peter, an orphan, sets sail from England on the ship Never Land, he befriends and assists Molly, a young Starcatcher, whose mission is to guard a trunk of magical stardust from a greedy pirate and the native inhabitants of a remote island.

The Coral Coffin
By Michael Dahl
YA F DAHL
While searching for his missing archeologist parents in the Great Barrier Reef, Finn is separated from his Uncle Stoppard by a tropical storm and picked up by a ship led by the notorious female pirate, Blue Jade.

The Princess Bride
By William Goldman
YA F GOLDMAN
A story that has everything: fencing, fighting, torture, poison, true love, revenge, giants, beautiful ladies, snakes, beasts of all natures and descriptions, chases, escapes, lies, truths, passion, miracles, and yes, even a pirate!

Rhiannon
By Vicki Grove
YA F GROVE
When an accusation of murder hits too close to home, fourteen-year-old Rhiannon, who lives high on the bluff of Clodaghcombe, stands up to the aristocracy, hatching a dangerous plan to expose the real killer with the help of a mysterious French pirate and a young monk.

Captain Hook
By J.V. Hart
YA F Hart
Describes the youthful adventures of J. M. Barrie’s classic character, Captain Hook, from his days at Eton to his voyages on the high sea.

Dark Frigate
By Charles Boardman Hawes
YA F HAWES
In Seventeenth century England, an accident forces orphaned Philip Marsham to flee London in fear for his life. He signs on with the Rose of Devon, a dark frigate. When the ship is seized by a devious group of men, Philip is forced to accompany these “gentleman of fortune” on their murderous expeditions. Like it or not, Philip is now a pirate—with only the hangman awaiting his return to England.

The Buccaneers
By Iain Lawrence
YA F LAWRENCE
In the eighteenth-century sixteen-year-old John Spencer sails from England in his schooner, the Dragon, to the Caribbean, where he and the crew encounter pirates, fierce storms, fever, and a strange man who some fear may be cursed.

The Pirate’s Son
By Geraldine McCaughrean
YA F MCCAUGHR
Nathan Gull read and thought about pirates constantly. When his father dies, Nathan is tossed out of Graylake School with no prospects. He and his mousy sister, Maud, accept the offer of Tamo White, the son of a real pirate, to travel home with him to Madagascar. In a land Tamo calls Paradise, Nathan and Maud will find danger, magic, and murder along the way to finding themselves.

The Man with the Silver Oar
By Robin Moore
YA F MOORE
In 1718, fifteen-year-old Daniel leaves his uncle’s Quaker household to stowaway on a ship in pursuit of a pirate captain bent on raiding the coast of North America before returning to port in Hispaniola.

Mystery at Blackbeard’s Cove
By Audrey Penn
YA F PENN
As Halloween approaches Ocracoke Island, Billy, Daniel, Stefanie, and Mark are helped by the ghosts of Blackbeard and the eccentric Mrs. McNemmish when they are held captive by the local scoundrel Zeek, who is searching for a hidden treasure.