When Lionel Wafer declares himself "captain" and christens his boat The Sinful Sausage, he and his "crew," a parrot and some sea-loving landlubbers, embark on a humorous voyage. By the author of The Dragon of an Ordinary Family.
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From Publishers Weekly
Spurred on by their dreams of becoming real live pirates, Lionel Wafer and the rest of the staff of Ye Olde Pyratte Shippe Tea Shoppe weigh anchor for the Thousand Islands in order to kidnap wealthy inventor Humbert Cash-Cash and steal his legendary diamond doorknob. After near-fatal encounters with a witch and her man-eating firedrake husband, the pirates take time out to learn how to read at the villainous Dr. Silkwood's Academy. But the lure of the high seas proves irresistible, and the gang sets sail once again--accompanied by a handful of orphans, an amnesiac and their tough but kind-hearted teacher. Action and invention abound here, perhaps in excess; while the writing, attempting a high level of vivacity, verges instead on the glib. Particularly grating are the text's mock-scholarly footnotes and coy bits of dialogue: "It's hard on a Doctor of Literature . . . when her reading lessons are interrupted by the police." This sort of brittle whimsy is not for all tastes; still, the combination of goofy, good-natured humor, cartoony characters and a convoluted mystery bears some resemblance to Roald Dahl's work, and is likely to appeal to fans of Ellen Raskin's The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel). Ages 9-12.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 4-6-- A pi ece de r esistance by an orchestrator of breathlessly nonstop nonsense, farrago, and farce. Returning to the great city of Hookywalker, setting of The Blood and Thunder Adventure on Hurricane Peak (McElderry, 1989), readers meet young Lionel Wafer. Alas for Lionel; he is dissatisfied with living in rule-and-regulation-ridden real life. In his heart he dreams of being a pirate. So do all of the other people who work with him at his retired uncle's tea shop. A great believer in free will, he cuts the cable that binds the tea shop/ship to a wharf, rechristens the craft the Sinful Sausage and, accompanied by a delightfully dysfunctional crew, sets sail in search of fortune and adventure. This band of bumptious buccaneers finds misfortune, muddle, and misadventure, much of it deriving from the fact that none of them can read. However, they soon repair to Dr. Silkweed's Academy, located between a supermarket and a "Rent-a-Librarian" business. To share more will be to spoil readers' pleasure in unraveling a fiendishly convoluted plot, chockablock with mistaken identity, riotous incident, and madcap merriment. Comic devices are crowded aboard: jokes, one-liners, endless alliteration, puns, hyperbole, funny names, slapstick, and so forth. With Mahy at the helm, the Sinful Sausage skims across the wildest waves, driven by the hurricane gale of her readers' unremitting laughter. --Michael Cart, formerly at Beverly Hills Public Library
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Margaret Mahy lives in New Zealand and is internationally acknowledged as one of the most outstanding children's writers today. She is the author of more than two hundred books for children of all ages, two of which have received England's Carnegie Medal and others of which have garnered numerous citations from the American Library Association. She is also the recipient of An Order of New Zealand, the highest honor a citizen can receive. In 2006 she received the Hans Christian Andersen award for her contributions to international children's literature.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Great Review,
By Dave (San Diego,CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Pirates' Mixed-up Voyage (Paperback)
The book that Mahy wrote was one of the funniest books that I have ever read. This book was full of many laughs and suprises. It is about these middle age men who wor very hard in a teashop and they are very tired of working. They want to do something they always wanted to do and that was to go on a voyage as pirates. So one day they just dropped eveything an set off to the thousand islands hoping to have fun. Before they set off the harmless bunch of pirates kidnapped a famous inventor to help seach for one of thoughs action filled adventures that pirates always have. If you are trying to find a funny book then this is the book for you.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This book will keep you laughing!,
This review is from: The Pirates' Mixed-up Voyage (Paperback)
The Mixed Up Pirate's Voyage is full of surprises that will delight you and keep you laughing. This book is about an uneducated bunch of teashop owners that dream of being pirates. One day, on an impulse, they break free of the bonds of boring, everyday life and set out on the open sea. This mismatched bunch of adventurous beverage sellers decide to kidnap the famous inventor, Humbert Cashcash, who lives in the thousand islands(on island 999, to be exact) The bumbling would-be-pirates have one misadventure after another as Mahy weaves a tale of mystery, hilarity, mixed identities and a giant jigsaw puzzle together to form a story that won't be soon forgotten.
4.0 out of 5 stars
a good charming mystery,
A Kid's Review
This review is from: The Pirates' Mixed-Up Voyage: Dark Doings in the Thousand Islands (Hardcover)
This book was a good charming mystery. It had just the right amounts of twists and turns to make it a good, curl up by the fire book. The pirates give this book, just the right amount of jazz and the thousand islands in this book, gave it just the right touch of fantasy. Overall I'd rate it 4 stars!
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