The Amazing Adventures of Abigail Andrews: Pirates Playground

By Nicole Brook

This book is the first in the series and is aimed for 8 - 10 year old children and is a small chapter book to help transition the children from picture books to novels.The main character, Abigail Andrews is an eight year old with a wild imagination. This imagination takes her on amazing adventures while she plays. Pirate’s Playground is the first book to launch the series. Abby finds a stick near her playground, in her backyard and imagines that it’s a powerful sword. She meets a little girl named, Rachel and learns that she’s the Holder of the sword and is the only one who can defeat the pirates and save Rachel’s little brother, James.
Rachel teaches Abby how to use the sword and harness its power and the battle begins. The two girls work as a team to fight off the pirates. Even though they hit a couple twists and snags, Abby is able to force Captain SeaGilly to surrender, reuniting Rachel and James.
As Abby raises her sword in victory, she hears her mom calling. When she looks for her mother, she realizes that she is once again in her backyard, on her playground. The book ends with Abby wondering what adventure she would find herself in next.

• Language: English
• Publisher: A.J. Myrfield
• Release date: Sep 20, 2014
• ISBN: 9780988109971

Nicole Brook

Nicole Brook, known as Nickie by her friends and family, was raised on a farm near Warburg, Alberta. Hailing from a small town community, Nicole had big writing aspirations at a young age. She dreamt about being an author, and wrote her first novel in the third grade. Just like her main character, Nicole was a blonde haired, blue eyed little girl with a wild imagination. Currently residing in Leduc, Alberta, Nicole and her husband, Brandon, welcomed their first child, a beautiful girl named Piper, in August of 2013. Nicole can’t wait for her own adventures to come as a wife, a new mother, and a published author.

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The Amazing Adventures of Abigail Andrews

Pirate's Playground

Book One

Written by: Nicole Brook

Illustrated by: Erin M. Ockochinski

The Amazing Adventures of Abigail Andrews - Pirate's Playground

Copyright 2014 by Nicole Brook. All rights reserved.

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Published by LoveLight Creations

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No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without prior written permission of LoveLight Creations.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales are entirely coincidental.

First published as an e-book through LoveLight Creations in paperback LoveLight Creations. This is the first edition of this novel.

Cover design and Illustrator: Erin M. Ockochinski

2014. All rights reserved.

Content Editor: Eileen Harrigan

Proof Reader: Sheena Delisle

Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Brook, Nicole, 1985-, author

Pirate's playground / Nicole Brook ; illustrated by Erin Ockochinski.

To my mom, Terri, for her wisdom and strength; my husband, Brandon, for his love and support; and to my little girl, Piper, my inspiration to live my dreams.

Table of Contents

Chapter One - Not Just a Stick

Chapter Two - A Cry for Help

Chapter Three - A Ship in the Distance

Chapter Four - A Scary Meeting

Chapter Five - Deal Breaker

Chapter Six - The