Pirate Curse
By Kai Meyer
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When someone sets a trap for Jolly's ship, Jolly alone escapes. She is washed up on a tiny island inhabited by a farming family -- and the ghosts who labor for them. The farmers have a son, Munk, who has been raised almost in hiding. Munk longs to go to sea, but his parents say that they are afraid of pirates, and they have forbidden Munk to reveal his true identity -- he, too, is a polliwog.
But pirates are not the only threat in the Caribbean. Evil forces are stirring, and a demon from the sea attacks and murders Munk's parents. Was the demon really after Munk? And Jolly, too? Why are the polliwogs so valuable, and who wants them enough to kill for them?
Jolly and Munk must sail with a strange crew of outcasts, led by the mysterious Ghost Trader, to avenge their loved ones and try to stop an ancient, malevolent force known as the Maelstrom. What it will cost both teens, no one can tell -- in this thrilling, swashbuckling fantasy from the extraordinary Kai Meyer.
Kai Meyer
Kai Meyer is one of Germany's most successful authors, with millions of books sold worldwide. His novels have been translated into thirty languages. The British edition of The Flowing Queen (published in the U.S. as The Water Mirror) won the 2007 Marsh Award for Best Children's Book in Translation, and his historical novel The Vow was turned into a movie by celebrated German director Dominik Graf. Kai lives in Germany
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Eine schöne Geschichte um das Piratenmädchen Jolly, deren Schiff durch einen heimtückischen Trick angegriffen wird und daraufhin als verschollen gilt. Nur Jolly kann sich sicher an das Ufer retten, denn sie ist eine der letzten Quappen, deren besondere Eigenart es ist über das Wasser laufen zu können. Bald macht sie sich auf die Suche nach der Crew, die für sie ihre Familie ist, und muss dabei feststellen, dass der Anschlag auf ihr Schiff womöglich ihr selbst gegolten hat. Mit teils zweifelhaften Gefährten beginnt eine Reise quer durch die Karibik.Als Zielpublikum würde ich eher jüngere Jugendliche betiteln, für Erwachsene ist das Buch ein nettes Piratenabenteuer mit einigen schönen phantastischen Elementen. Richtige Spannung bietet das Buch eher nicht, es verleitet eher zum Rückblick in Kindheitsträume und ist eine einfach schöne Lektüre.