The tale of Billy Turner and other stories
By: by Rob Kidd ; illustrated by Jean-Paul Orpinas
Series: Pirates of the Caribbean, Jack Sparrow -- S1
Publisher: Disney Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
ISBN-13: 9781423118039
Subjects: Juvenile fiction; Fiction; Pirates; Adventure stories; Adventure and adventurers
Description: Billy turner's life on the Isle of Man in not eventful.  Later he is forced to leave his home and the family he loves.  He soon finds himself thrust into a world of double-crossers and pirates, including the crew of the Fleur de la Mort and the captain's tenacious daughter, Arabella Smith.  Billy's life will never be the same.  The volume also includes five short stories about Jack Sparrow's earliest days at sea.
Notes: Above title: Disney Pirates of the Caribbean, Jack Sparrow

"Based on the earlier life of the character, Jack Sparrow, created for the theatrical motion picture 'Pirates of the Caribbean : The Curse of the Black Pearl'.  Story by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio and Stuary Beattie and Jay Wolpert.  Screenplay by Ted Elliott & Terry Rosario, and characters created for the theatrical motion pictures 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' and 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At the World's End' written by Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio."

Includes excerpt from author's v. 2 of the Legends of the brethren court, Rising in the east.
Table of contents: title: Tale of Billy Turner; title: Not-so-calm before the storm; title: The nosy stranger; title: The bedeviled egg; title: The mermaid key; title: The cat's meow.