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Dead Calm, Bone Dry
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Dead Calm, Bone Dry 2018 Directors Choice Awards FinalistIf you were forced to sail with pirates . . .captured and tried for piracy . . .and sentenced to hang . . .would you trade your body to the crew of the Flying Dutchman in order to save your soul?Ricky did.Some dead men DO tell tales.And there is stolen treasure in this pirate story.Last winter Ricky Bradshaw was another gangly freshman hoping to fit in -- or at least not get picked on -- and maybe catch the attention of Becky Nance, a girl in his biology class. Except sometimes Ricky zones out in class because he has absence seizures. If youve never heard of absence seizures, thats okay. A lot of people havent. Rickys teachers are a lot of those people.And thats what happened to Ricky last Christmas Eve: he had an episode and ended up in pirate land. When Dead Calm, Bone Dry begins, Ricky is on his way to be tried for piracy. In the ships brig he is about to learn that some things are worse than being unpopular in high school. MUCH worse. Like sailing to . . . Well, we best let Ricky tell the account. It is his story, after all.Features:* Historically accurate fiction (as close as possible)* Short, fun, fast read* Spiced with humor* No profanity or sexual overtones* No glorification of evil and wickednessBenefits:* Reinforces the Golden Rule* Honors family* Encourages readers to wonder what if?* One of the best books for boys who do not like to read* Also one of the best books for boys who like to readWritten for the General Market (G) (I): Contains no; sexual dialogue or strong language.
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