The Ghost Pirates

The Times and Tide Club #3

by Katya Balen, Rachael Dean (illustrator)

When the mudlarking gang find a mysterious cutlass on the banks of the Thames, they immediately know that something fishy is afoot. When the cutlass vanishes, and Mrs Drummonds disappears too, it's down to Clem and the gang to find them. The mystery leads them to a band of ghost pirates, who will stop at nothing to find their long-lost treasure. With the help from their friends in the Undercity, the gang must set sail on the seven seas, solve riddles and save the day!

This is the third instalment in the critically acclaimed series from award-winning author Katya Balen.

157 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 10, 2024

About the author

Katya Balen is a British author of children's literature. She was born in 1989, in London. Her novel October, October won the 2022 Carnegie Medal. Her work has also been nominated for the Branford Boase Award and the Wainwright Prize for Children's Writing on Nature and Conservation.

Reviews

[Claire · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall enjoyable and Gerald the Iguana continues to be an absolute scream, however Clem really bothered me in this volume, her boasting about being the best finder in the club especially when other members of the club were finding perfectly good things. It was repeated just a little too much for it not to be grating. Aside from that there were some very funny moments.

[Kiah Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

“ I really like that at the end they wanted fish and chips and got excited talking about it, I like fish and chips. It was kinda really cool when Clem found the treasure.”
Lowen- age 6.