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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Wave Walkers, July 17, 2006
A Kid's Review
If you love Pirates of the Caribbean the movie and just pirates in general then you'll love this book. If you read the first page and like how it starts then you'll love the rest. This book is packed with thrilling adventures that will send your imagination for a ride. The main charcher is Jolly, a girl who is about 14. She loves the sea and can never go a long time with out seeing it or being on it. Munk, who is the same age, is a boy who wants to be a pirate or at least wants to see one. His dream starts coming true when he mets Jolly(who is a pirate). They are two of a kind, if you can beleive that. They are in great danger when an evil comes for them. I don't want to give away the story but I will tell you that this is a book worth reading and I don't read that much.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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An action-packed, fun-filled pirate adventure, May 31, 2006
Jolly has an unusual life for a 14-year-old girl. Her name comes from the Jolly Roger, the flag flown by pirates. She lives aboard a sailing ship, with her adopted family of pirates. She doesn't attend a traditional school, learning instead day by day how to further her career --- as a pirate! And that's not all that makes Jolly unusual; even more so is her rare ability to walk on water. Jolly is a Polliwog and believes she's the only Polliwog left alive. But she's mistaken.
Fourteen-year-old Munk is a Polliwog, and he also believes he's the only one left. Munk lives a sheltered life on a secluded island with only his parents and their staff of ghost workers. His parents forbid him to use his Polliwog talents in fear that he'll be kidnapped or killed. So Munk keeps busy working on the family plantation. Unfortunately, Munk doesn't hold much interest in the plantation business; he'd much rather follow his daydreams of becoming a pirate.
But Jolly and Munk's lives soon turn upside down and spin way out of control. An unknown enemy lures Jolly's ship into a trap, with only Jolly managing to escape and believing the rest of the crew dead. She washes ashore on Munk's island, and they quickly learn of each other's secret. But the amazement of finding another Polliwog in existence immediately vanishes when the enemy follows Jolly to the island and destroys Munk's parents. Jolly and Munk run for their lives with the help of a man known as the Ghost Trader. He explains that the gate to another world is crumbling away, inviting dangerous creatures intent on death and destruction. Jolly and Munk set sail on an amazing adventure to save the world.
THE PIRATE CURSE offers a non-stop, action-packed thrill of a read. Each page introduces incredible adventures involving magic, pirates, strange creatures, dangerous missions, and even a bit of humor to lighten the load. German author Kai Meyer has quite a bit of writing experience under his belt, and he proves his talents over and over with his imaginative details and knowledgeable descriptions of sailing ships, the open sea and the beautiful Caribbean. THE PIRATE CURSE will leave readers eager and impatient for the promised sequel.
--- Reviewed by Chris Shanley-Dillman, author of FINDING MY LIGHT and THE BLACK POND
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11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Maybe not for 10 year olds, April 20, 2007
On page 31 of the hardcover edition there is a scene where a passed out female has the words "enter here" tattooed on her butt by a young boy.
Later in the book there are depictions of prostitution and women (some prostitutes, some not) are called whores.
There is plenty of adventure, magic and swashbuckling, and this is probably a fine book for young adults. I do, however, object to it being marketed to 10 year olds. The library copy we picked up said it was for 10-14 year olds on the inside flap.
Maybe other 10 year olds are ready to read about suggestions of forced sodomy on a passed out girl, maybe some are mature enough to process the concept of prostitution or the disrespect that leads to calling women whores (Don Imus, might have some wisdom on this point), but I think for most 10 year olds this is inappropriate.
I don't believe in censorship, but as a parent, I would have appreciated some sort of heads-up about this content. I don't think it should be in the juvenile section at the bookstore or the library.
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