Twelve-year-old Jocelyn dreams of becoming every bit as daring as her infamous father, Captain James Hook. Her grandfather, on the other hand, intends to see her starched and pressed into a fine society lady. When she‰Ûªs sent to Miss Eliza Crumb-Biddlecomb‰Ûªs Finishing School for Young Ladies, Jocelyn‰Ûªs hopes of following in her father‰Ûªs fearsome footsteps are lost in a heap of dance lessons, white gloves, and way too much pink.So when Jocelyn receives a letter from her father challenging her to avenge his untimely demise at the jaws of the Neverland crocodile, she doesn‰Ûªt hesitate‰Û¥here at last is the adventure she has been waiting for. But Jocelyn finds that being a pirate is a bit more difficult than she‰Ûªd bargained for. As if attempting to defeat the Neverland‰Ûªs most fearsome beast isn‰Ûªt enough to deal with, she‰Ûªs tasked with captaining a crew of woefully untrained pirates, outwitting cannibals wild for English cuisine, and rescuing her best friend from a certain pack of lost children, not to mention that pesky Peter Pan who keeps barging in uninvited.The crocodile‰Ûªs clock is always ticking in Heidi Schulz‰Ûªs debut novel, a story told by an irascible narrator who is both dazzlingly witty and sharp as a sword. Will Jocelyn find the courage to beat the incessant monster before time runs out?
Dimensions: 131 x 191
Author: Heidi Schulz
ISBN: 9781484711880
Format: Paperback
Pages: 320