Bottles of Eight and Pieces of Rum

by Michele Torrey

Kip makes a fool of himself trying to fake a history report on pirates, and he has no hope of salvaging his situation until he discovers that piracy runs in the family. He finds excitement, danger,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880923210
• ISBN13: 9780880923217
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Royal Fireworks Publishing Company
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Great Swashbuckling Fun for Kids (and Adults!)

This book was impossible to put down! I am well above the age range intended for this book, but it was so much fun to read I read it in one sitting! The author has obviously thoroughly researched pirate history, and so the book was not only entertaining and a hoot for youngish readers, but also educational. I really got a sense of what it must of been like--and it ain't like the movies! This is a great book for young and old alike. I dare you to put it down once you've started.

Arrr Matey! Pick this one up today!

I really enjoyed it! It was so good that I couldn't put it down. I liked the suspense, and the way the characters went with the story. I loved the detail, because it was like you were really there, watching the story pass by you! I could picture the pirates in my head--the spit coming down their chin and their greasy hair; what they ate--I could smell it. I even made cookies that were 'piratey' cookies (they ended up tasting like something that was dunked in sea water. Bleck!) This surpasses all the other pirate history books, because it made it fun; it was a fun way of learning about pirates and about how they had to live. I recommend this book for the adventurous type!

Excellent for Kids and parents can enjoy it too!

As a parent, I found this book to be a real treasure. I try to read what my child is reading. My daughter's reading level is above her grade level so it is sometimes difficult to find books that are challanging to her, interesting, yet still content appropriate for her age. This book is all of that and a good book also. I can hardly wait to see what Michele publishes next.

My students love this book.

Readers love action and they'll find it in this pirate story. Kip travels back to the time of Jolly Rogers, gangplanks, and cutlasses searching for Isabel, the one person whose presence will give his grandfather the will to live. Kip finds Isabel in a most surprising and dangerous place.This is a great book to read aloud and will keep an entire class on the edge of their seat, begging for more. It provides the opportunity to discuss slang, unique terms and historic events. A glossary is provided.

Unique and action packed pirate plot for teenagers!

I love action in books and this one definitely provides it! The characters drew me right in and I could easily visualize them with their pirate ship and sails. The pirates are sometimes hilarious and sometimes viscious. You can't put it down once you get started! I like to root for a hero and despise the villian!!!! I got what I wanted and I like that in a book. It was smooth reading and wasn't the kind of book that you have to struggle through at all. Read it -- cool!