Captain Hannah Pritchard

Gr 5–8—Following her adventures in Hannah Pritchard: Pirate of the Revolution (2008) and Pirate Hannah Pritchard: Captured! (2009, both Enslow), 16-year-old Hannah, her friend Daniel, and Captain Dobbs arrive in their home port of Portsmouth, NH, in 1780 to hire more crew and get supplies for their next mission. Disguised as Jack, Hannah is the cook on a ship known as the Hannah, fighting for the new United States. Also docked is a privateer painted to resemble a sea monster. When Hannah and the crew set out to sea again, Dobbs reveals that their secret mission is to retrieve the chest of gold they buried before the British captured them. However, the privateer's captain, Samuel Cutter, has heard about the treasure and has no intention of letting them have it without a fight. Hannah fears the worst as they try to evade the British, succeed in the mission, and retrieve the gold. This book brings early American history to life. It wraps up with a look at the "real history behind the story," including pictures.—Sarah Polace, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Parma, OH