Winter was near, and with Big Lindsay laid up, it looked as if the Vanderbecks were in for a hard time. Winter way up north in the Thunder Bay District of Ontario is a serious matter. It is long and bitter and there is much work to be done that requires experience and woods wisdom and courage.This winter it was up to eighteen-year-old Jim Vanderbeck and his younger brother Lindsay to take their father's place on the trap-lines. Upon their efforts, pitted against real dangers and ha...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.On the broad, winding waters of the Mississippi River in 1828, young Tad Hopkins steps aboard a flatboat for what begins as a simple job—and soon becomes the adventure of a lifetime. In Longshanks, Stephen W. Meader blends history and imagination to deliver a tale of courage, friendship, and coming-of-age in the heart of frontier America. As Tad navigates treacherous currents, backwoods towns, and unexpected dangers, he encounters a tal...

In 1718 Jeremy and his father live on a small Island of the coast of Maine. They lead a quiet peaceful existence. Jeremy’s father has to leave for the a day to do some business on the mainland but he has no idea that their small Island has been used in past by Pirates as a base! Jeremy is kidnapped and dragged off on a dangerous journey to the West Indies. When the pirates capture another boy named Bob for ransom the boys team together and use their combined wits to escape. An adventure st...

In 1718, long before the turbulent years of the American Revolution, life on a Maine sheep farm is a quiet affair. But unbeknownst to 14-year-old Jeremy Swan, his island home is ripe for plundering by sea raiders, who swoop down and drag him away. Once aboard the Revenge, it's all he can do to keep from getting keelhauled by the villainous Pharaoh Daggs. But what sinister secret is that pirate hiding in his trunk? To find out, Jeremy enlists the help of his fellow prisoner, Bob Cu...

"The Black Buccaneer" follows the adventures of its protagonist, Dick Trevanion, a young man who sets out on a quest for adventure and fortune in the Caribbean during the golden age of piracy. When Dick's ship is captured by the notorious pirate Captain Blackbeard, he finds himself thrust into a dangerous world of swashbuckling adventure and high-seas intrigue.As Dick navigates the treacherous waters of the Caribbean, he encounters a colorful cast of characters, including rival pirates, Br...

He never saw her coming …After almost a year away from hockey, Bastian Durand’s return to the game should be a triumph.Instead he’s taken down by the Chicago Rebels mascot.It can’t get worse. Or maybe it can. Because the human inside the Rowdy Rebel costume is none other than Pepper Calhoun.His friend’s sister.His coach’s daughter.And the woman Bastian has wanted for the longest time.Pepper has always been a ...

Berren has lived in the city all his life. He has made his way as a thief, paying a little of what he earns to the Fagin like master of their band. But there is a twist to this tale of a thief.One day Berren goes to watch an execution of three thieves. He watches as the thief-taker takes his reward and decides to try and steal the prize. He fails. The young thief is taken. But the thief-taker spots something in Berren. And the boy reminds him of someone as well. Berren becomes his ...

"Two Years Before the Mast" is a memoir by the American author Richard Henry Dana, Jr., published in 1840, having been written after a two-year sea voyage starting in 1834. Dana's book was one of the few books in existence that described California, adding greatly to the book's readership as well as Dana's renown and legacy. When he returned to San Francisco in 1859 he was treated as a minor celebrity. To this day the book is regarded as a valuable historical resource describing 1830s Cali...

One-legged Long John Silver, treacherous Captain Billy Bones, wicked Black Dog and terrifying Blind Pew: these are the most cruel and frightening pirates ever to sail the high seas. They all dream of finding Captain Flints buried treasure, but it is young Jim Hawkins, only 14 years old, who finds Flints map of Treasure Island. Can he and his friends outwit these bloodthirsty pirates? Treasure Island, the most famous pirate story ever told, has been thrilling young readers for generations.