num_pages: 64
description: The fictional diary of a nine-year-old boy who, in 1716 sets off from North Carolina to become a sailor, but ends up a pirate instead.Curious about life on a pirate ship? Climb aboard this account of adventure on the high seas as told by a feisty nine-year-old carpenter's apprentice, circa 1716. Historically accurate illustrations of ship and crew, a map of Jake's travels, and a detailed glossary and index vividly reveal the fascinating -- and harsh ---life of a pirate in the eighteenth century. Ships ahoy!
language: English
title: Pirate Diary: The Journal of Jake Carpenter
titlecomplete: Pirate Diary: The Journal of Jake Carpenter
genres: Graphic Novels, Fiction, Childrens, Juvenile, Middle Grade, Picture Books, Historical Fiction, Pirates, Adventure
ratings_count: 157
series: The Diary Series
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Kate Greenaway Medal
publisher: Candlewick Press