Emily Windsnap and the Pirate Prince

Emily Windsnap #8

by Liz Kessler, Erin Farley (Illustrator)

Emily Windsnap ends up surrounded by pirates — and on a life-changing adventure — in the eighth installment of the New York Times best-selling series.

Traveling home by cruise ship should be a relaxing break after Emily’s latest adventure, but things take a turn when the ship is overtaken by a pirate king and his crew. After the pirates collect everyone’s riches, they steal something even more valuable: Aaron. The pirate king’s eldest son takes Aaron captive, forcing him to help guide the pirates to the mythical Trident’s Treasure. So Emily dives into action and joins the younger son’s crew in hopes of saving Aaron. But while experiencing life on the waves, Emily is surprised to find herself not only enjoying the pirate life, but actually bonding with the crew — especially Sam, the pirate king’s son. Between helping Sam unravel riddles to beat his brother to the treasure and making sure that her friends are safe, Emily realizes that she needs to be true to herself. Will she cast aside her mermaid life to join her new friends, or will she find a way to follow her own path?

Genres: Fantasy, Middle Grade, Mermaids, Adventure, Pirates, Childrens, Young Adult

288 pages, Hardcover

First published March 7, 2019

About the author

Liz Kessler is the author of three novels about Philippa Fisher as well as the NEW YORK TIMES best-selling Emily Windsnap series. She lives in Manchester, England.

Reviews

[Allie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Full Review:

This book was a super good one! It wasn't my favorite, but I really did enjoy it for the most part! Plus, I'm a sucker for a pirate story! Emily was amazing in this one, especially towards the end. And Sam and his crew were definitely some of my new favorite characters! If another book is added on to the series, I would love to see them again!

Unfortunately, I think I've reached a point where I don't really care whether Emily and Aaron are together or not, which actually makes me sad, because I loved them at first, but I think they have just both grown to a point where it doesn't work as well anymore and they need to do their own thing. The way this book ended was definitely a good one, just for that reason, I think. I love what Aaron and his mother are going to do, and the fact that Emily has matured enough to make the decision that she did was really good character development.

Overall, this book was definitely a fun one! I've really enjoyed reading this series over the past few months, even at 19, and I definitely recommend it!

[Elena Bertrand · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great characters and plot. I think it is a great junior fantasy book and a good read for kids.

[layla · Rating 3 out of 5]

honestly i like this one better than i did the other books, i just dont like emily

rating 3.5/5

[Teresa Grabs · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the eighth book in the Emily Windsnap series, and my first introduction to the character. Reading the other books is not necessary to enjoying this one, but I still have no idea how old Emily is supposed to be. At times she comes across as an older teen, then other times she comes across as a pre-teen. It did lead to some confusing images in my head while reading. I loved Sam (the pirate prince) and the "strained" relationship between him, his brother, and his parents. It would be difficult being the son of a pirate. The book was a quick read and filled with action from the beginning. This is definitely a series I can see 4th or 5th graders getting involved in.

Thank you NetGalley and Candlewick Press for the opportunity to read an advance reader copy.

[Adeline · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series continues to have no mistakes... So magical! A fantasy series based on a world of mythology and... Wait. Hold up. Pirates?!?! Now how perfectly smart is that? keeps you awake and wanting to read more and more! You'll never be ready for the delighting surprises to end. Continuing the series brings happiness to any reader who has read to here. The only disappointing part is when... No spoilers, by You'll see it at the end! You'll love Emily Windsnap and the Pirate Prince, guar-an-teed!

[kutingtin · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Sometimes, we must dive deep within ourselves to find the answers we seek.”

“The sea has a way of helping us discover who we truly are.”

“The world is a vast ocean of possibilities, waiting to be explored.”


-These were my last 2 books for our themed reading on nostalgia at SBC Manila. As they say, “once a mermaid, always a mermaid.” I have been reading Emily Windsnap since highschool and saw some of the books in the series I haven't read yet at Big Bad Wolf Book fair last year. I’m still happy to go back and continue her adventures. 🧜🏻‍♀️🐚🌊

[Sara Esa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this book

[Izzy · Rating 5 out of 5]

okay, might be my new favorite one. pirates!

[Aisha Manus · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think I might be done with this series, even if she writes anymore. It was cute but something felt off with this one. Hard to explain. I liked it but not as much as some of the others.

[Alice · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series never fails to make me smile

[Lazy Panda · Rating 2 out of 5]

I still love the Emily Windsnap series but I just don't like this book.

[Shivani · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was adorable. It's something I know younger me would have absolutely loved. Emily's character was just so wholesome, wanting to do the best for everyone, but still trying to figure herself out. It probably would have been helpful if I had read the other books in the series beforehand to get a better idea of who Emily was as a complex character, but it was still an adventure nevertheless. I love books that have pirates so this was just a gem because we got to travel aboard a pirate ship, there was looting, and of course the search for a treasure. I appreciated that both Emily and Sam were in a point in their adolescents that they were trying to understand themselves better and how to navigate the world, growing into their own skin. Maybe it's just how I grew up, but I would never have a boyfriend at 13 years old haha. Still, it was cute, like puppy love so I didn't mind it. What was a miss for me was just the overall language and depth of the book as a whole. I like to read books that are action packed or full of lots of small intricacies which is seen in young adult and adult fantasy books. Obviously a middle grade book wouldn't necessarily have that, but that's probably the reason I couldn't give it more than 3 stars. It was predictable and fun, but also a little boring. However, with that said, the messages that came across in this book, especially for little girls, a reminder that it's okay to be different from other people and embracing that was super important. There was many great elements in this book, just wasn't for me.


Writing: 6/10
Characters: 6/10
Plot: 7/10
Ending: 7/10
Originality: 7/10
Overall: 33/50
Cover: 10/10

[Lana · Rating 4 out of 5]

I fell in love with this cover and had to read this mermaid tale! I had no idea before requesting this title that this is the eighth installment in this mermaid series, but it read great as a stand alone. Now that I know about this series, I do want to go back to the beginning and read the first one.
This was a fun story and quick read. If you like mermaids and pirate adventures, you’d enjoy this book!
Thank you to Candlewick Press and NetGalley for this fun ARC in exchange for my honest review, my opinions are my own.

[Kasey Giard · Rating 4 out of 5]

EMILY WINDSNAP AND THE PIRATE PRINCE is the first book in the series that I've ever read. I think I own a couple of the others, books I bought when my own older reader was the right age to enjoy them, but we never got around to reading them. I enjoyed the book. It was a super quick read, and even had a few unexpected twists. Emily makes a spunky, fun narrator and the plot moves quickly through a series of challenges as Emily and her team of pirates race toward the treasure and Sam's chance to be the next pirate king.

I think the series is a great fit for fans of The Frog Princess books or CLIFTON CHASE AND THE ARROW OF LIGHT by Jaimie Engle.

[Zoe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another fantastic book to add to the Emily Windsnap series. Liz Kessler has absolutely outdone herself. There were so many life lessons that we can take a page from and it was really well written. Definitely a great series for the children of today to read. They may not understand some of the morals and values but with us there to guide them they will. I love the pirate story and I love the way Emily and Aaron came to terms with their relationship. I absolutely love, love, loved! This book

[ashes ➷]

Definitely the point in the story where more characters make sense-- and Kessler uses them well! Really nice to see a plotline about what kind of man a boy wants to grow up to be, with an emphasis on being kind to others and gaining respect naturally rather than through 'acting tough'. Also nice to see a middle grade series explore more than one crush for a character. Overall another good book in the series, and a standout to me!

[Kelsie Christensen · Rating 4 out of 5]

* 3.5 *

Still finding that I tend to like the odd numbered books more than the even in this series. It was still good and enjoyable but not as fantastic as some of the others in the series. This one was kind of weird and a little boring. The new love interest is ehh and I was just left a little underwhelmed.

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

My sister and I had SO much fun with this volume. I had a feeling this one was going to be good.

[Cindy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love middle grade fiction. It's one of my favorite genres, This book stands out from the rest though. While it was a fun story, it contained a level of maturity that is often lacking in middle grade fiction. I am going to be looking into reading other books in this series, for sure!

[Read Stories · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a good read, the plot was up to par this time.

However, it sometimes gets annoying how the author writes like this:

"Something's tugging at the edges of my sub-conscious. Something that makes this seem oh-so-familiar. It's niggling the back of my mind. what was it again? Something about the light and the darkness (blah blah). I feel like I almost have it at the tips of my fingers. Oh right! The poem!" (the key to unlocking the treasure)

It's incredibly annoying when the author writes like this when it's already super obvious to the reader. One further hint or reminder is already making it too obvious. Any more than that? It's overkill.
I think the author really underestimates the intelligence of 12 y.o. kids at times.

It really feels like an adult talking to little kids in a kiddy voice using kiddy language.

Even when I read the first Emily Windsnap book back in elementary school years ago, I felt it and it irked me. And the author seems to have gotten even worse with the kiddy language in recent books of this series.

(Some minor spoilers below)

I also absolutely didn't like how fast Emily jumped ships (romance-wise).

If you decide to break up with someone just because they'll be living further away, that's up to you of course. It's just sad how fragile their love is when you think about it, that the reason they're breaking up is because of the distance away from each other IN THE FUTURE. And just because of the future distance, your love is over? That's sad. They haven't even tried to see if long-distance would work for them. What if Emily wants to join Aaron at Forgotten Island when she's done school in the future? Who knows, right? I think it's just disappointing that they didn't even try.

However, it's not as upsetting as I'd normally find it to be, for the following reasons that were well summarized by another reviewer, Allie:

"I've reached a point where I don't really care whether Emily and Aaron are together or not, which actually makes me sad, because I loved them at first, but I think they have just both grown to a point where it doesn't work as well anymore and they need to do their own thing"

I feel exactly the same as the above-quote, and that's just sad. My favourite book in this series is the third one, Castle in the Mist, where Emily first meets Aaron, so I was really rooting for them as a couple since then. However, the author was writing their relationship into a stale and stagnant state as the series dragged on, so it's not too upsetting to see them break up. It's just a little disappointing that their love for each other was over just like that.

It's also disappointing how easily Emily falls for another dude. While it's not the best example for young people, I get that it's realistic and understandable, especially since this new dude was nice to her and they understood each other. You can see how they might start liking each other. However, just because things like falling for more than one dude can happen in real life doesn't mean it's ok. It's how you handle having feelings for someone you're not supposed to that reflects your principles, maturity, and commitment towards your current relationship. Besides, any relationship can become stale and stagnant over time. You need to put effort into relationships in order for them to work.

That being said, I agree that if Emily really has feelings for another guy, her breaking up with Aaron was the right thing to do so Aaron won't keep getting dragged around by her fickle heart. But let's be honest: did she actually stop liking Aaron and start falling for Sam within 3 days? Like are you kidding me?

Oh and the main message of this book: "from now on I'll be myself, and if anyone didn't like it - well, that was for them to deal with, not me." is very good and all as long as you don't apply this philosophy/world view for everything, for obvious reasons to an adult. But teaching this to the target audience (8-12 y.o.) you have to be careful when making such an absolute statement of a philosophy because it can easily be taken out of context (e.g.: sometimes, being yourself is being a mean and selfish person "and if anyone didn't like it - well, that was for them to deal with, not me," which makes sense using this philosophy because that's the real you in that moment. But is that what the author was trying to do with her message? Likely not.)

The missing key here is that there needs to be a balance. The author intended the message to only apply to certain situations, but delivers the message too strongly without any mention of being careful to not take it out of context, which was disappointing for a children's author. And the irony of it all is that she takes great pains to make her plot foreshadowing so obvious that even a five year old can see it while neglecting the important subtleties of life philosophies.

2.5 stars

[Lees · Rating 2 out of 5]

First of the series I've read, and I'm too disappointed to read any others.

Who is actually the protagonist? This story is about Sam struggling between what he wants and what his pirate family wants. Emily was more like a side character, but conveniently she was the one who came up with all the plans and figured out most of the riddles. The main plot and the events initiated didn't feel balanced between the 2 characters.

I believe it was mentioned somewhere she is 13, and sometimes it felt like her voice was much younger and other times it felt like the romance was a bit too much for this age. Also, towards the end, there were a lot concepts like "We can't follow each other's paths. We have to find our own" which came across as the author trying to teach the reader something.

My biggest dislike is the use of dialogue to get the backstory across. Near the beginning, there's a very long discussion between the pirate family members which didn't read as natural conversation as they were clearly stating things they already knew purely for the benefit of the reader.

The other thing that irked me is how Emily treated her boyfriend, and how she was starting something with another guy before properly ending it with the other first.

This is more personal desire, but I would have loved to see more pirate-life on a ship worked in. There's a lot more interesting to pirates than just stealing treasure and sailing ships.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Emily Windsnap books are childhood favorites. If I could be any mythical creature, I'd be a half-mer.

I was so excited when I found out there was a fifth book with Emily and Co. Then I found out about a sixth. Recently, I was talking to a friend who said she thought there were more. Lo and behold, there were TWO more.

The Pirate Prince was much better than the last installment in this series. I liked the story line and it was interesting to me. I DO NOT LIKE the ending!!!!! That did not make me very happy.

I think that maybe this series is actually done know, but we'll see. One of my favorite things about these books is that they are so clean. There is a super light romance and Emily does lie sometimes, but I feel good recommending these to anyone (probably a girl, since I don't think a boy would enjoy them).

A nice book, but I like the earlier ones more. I may also just be kind of outgrowing them and am only really interested for nostalgia's sake :)

Thank you to NetGalley for a free copy to review. A favorable opinion was not required.

[Coco A. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Even though I read this a while ago, I still remember I didn’t like this book. Not a way to end a series. All of the other books I liked, but this one…🤦‍♀️ Emily breaks up with Aaron, whom she liked for 5 books straight, to go be with Sam, some guy she knew for like half a book. Don’t recommend. I mean if you want to finish the series, then go ahead and read it, but just a warning that it’ll disappoint you. Sorry to stick it to your face.

[Cindy Vallar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Calamity is a hallmark of the Windsnap family. They are forever preventing disasters. After a brief respite from halting a major disaster, it’s time to return home. Being merfolk, Emily’s dad and her best friend travel underwater, but her mom, who is human, will sail aboard a five-star cruise ship. Thirteen-year-old Emily can go either way since she’s half mermaid, half human, but knowing her mom sometimes feels left out, Emily decides spending some quality time with her mom is best. So with her mom, her mom’s best friend, and Aaron, her own boyfriend, Emily boards the ship. After all, what can possibly go wrong there?

PIRATES!

To be more precise, the pirate king, his wife, and his two sons, along with all the members of their crews, board the cruise ship, steal all the treasure, and lock the passengers in their staterooms. Well, almost all. Emily realizes that Aaron has vanished and fearing he’s in trouble, she sneaks out of her cabin to search for him. That’s how she happens to overhear the pirate king discussing a contest with his sons, Noah and Sam. Noah, who is arrogant and seems to do no wrong, has won the first round. Sam had been in the lead, until his mother realized the present he gave her – Emily’s mother’s necklace – has a mermaid on it! His dad goes ballistic, and Emily realizes that the pirates hate mermaids. Which doesn’t bode well for her if they learn her secret. She also discovers why Noah has snatched Aaron. He’s familiar with Halflight Castle, which gives Noah an advantage in the next round of the contest. The ultimate prize is Trident’s Treasure, and once they find it for their father, he will retire and the winner will become the new pirate king.

Determined to find Aaron, Emily offers Sam a way to better his chances of winning. If she helps him find the treasure and he becomes the new pirate king, he promises to release Aaron. It seems to be a win-win situation until she discovers that Sam doesn’t really want to be a pirate and that his crew would rather be aboard Noah’s ship. Plus pretending to be a hostage isn’t as easy as she thought, and what if Sam or the others discover who she really is? That possibility becomes even more real when she learns that Noah doesn’t have just one prisoner. He has two: Aaron and Shona, her best friend and mermaid. Even worse, Aaron has turned pirate.

This eighth book in the series is a galvanizing treasure-hunting adventure, whether this is your first visit to Emily’s world or you’re a longtime fan. It’s also a tale of discovery, not only in deciphering the puzzles but also in being true to yourself, rather than what everyone expects you to be – a lesson Emily learns the longer she works side-by-side with the pirates. Kessler deftly demonstrates the differences between a loving family and a dysfunctional one. Emily Windsnap and the Pirate Prince is humorous, poignant, and magical.

[Olivia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Find my full review here: http://www.yabookscentral.com/kidsfic...

EMILY WINDSNAP AND THE PIRATE PRINCE is the eighth book in the Emily Windsnap series, but easily functions as a stand-alone. Emily is a 13-year-old girl whose mother is human and father is a merman. Thus, Emily is half-mermaid and transforms into a mermaid whenever she goes into the water. Emily is traveling on a cruise with her mother, her mother’s best friend, and Emily’s boyfriend, Aaron, when the ship is set upon by pirates.

The Pirate King has challenged his two sons to various contests, and in the process, the elder son has kidnapped Aaron for his knowledge about the area. Wanting to save Aaron, Emily strikes a bargain with the younger son. She will help him and pretend to be his captive in exchange for his help rescuing Aaron. As they set sail on an elaborate treasure hunt, Emily learns more about the pirates and their unlikely crew becomes a new place where Emily can feel at home. However, she is still hiding a secret about being a mermaid, as pirates hate mermaids.

What I loved: This is a very fun action/adventure that will keep readers turning the pages quickly. With an elaborate treasure hunt and short timelines, there’s a lot going on. In addition to that, there are also some great messages about prejudice/hate, leadership qualities, and fitting in. The book handles them all with aplomb. Particularly with regards to prejudice both handling sexism and speciesism (general hatred of mermaids) that can start some important conversations.

This charming story is well-suited to the middle grade audience. The themes are perfectly on target for this age group with a lovely added adventure to keep the audience hooked. Although Emily is 13 and has a boyfriend, she reads as much younger and the dating elements are more like best friends (there is a chaste kiss in the book but nothing more significant).

What left me wanting more: My only (small) concern was the general lack of consideration of parents. Emily leaves without telling hers where she is going, and Sam (the pirate prince) has parents which are generally terrible. This is not unheard of for the young audience, but it would have been nice to see some typical parents and more typical reactions (e.g. Emily’s parents do not seem too concerned at the end).

Final verdict: Overall, this is an action-packed and delightful book that will definitely appeal to middle grade readers. I would highly recommend for young readers who love pirates, mermaids, and adventures on the high seas. This book is sure to charm a broad audience.

[Leah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Emily Windsnap and the Pirate Prince is actually book #8 in this cute little series. The first book is The Tail of Emily Windsnap. I would highly recommend this book for girls, probably ages 8-12!

Emily is a young girl whose father is a merman and her mother is human. That makes her half mermaid. Because of this, she turns into a mermaid anytime that she touches water. Her best friend Shona is also a mermaid and her boyfriend, Aaron, is half like her! (This reminds me a lot of the TV series H20 with the girls who turn into mermaids when they are touched by water).

In this novel, Emily is returning home by cruise ship with Aaron and her mom after their last adventure. Their relaxing vacation takes a turn for the worse when their cruise ship is overtaken by a pirate king and his crew. While stealing everyone's riches, they decide to steal Aaron, something even more valuable to Emily than gold. The pirate king's eldest son takes Aaron captive in hopes that his knowledge of the area can help guide his crew to the mythical Trident's Treasure.


Mermaid inspired art by Instagram's @art.periwinkle
Emily, in order to try and save Aaron, joins the younger's sons crew. While experiencing life on the sea, Emily realizes that she actually enjoys the life of a pirate and bonds with Sam, the pirate king's son. She helps Sam unravel riddles in order to beat his brother to the treasure and help save Aaron. But along the way, Emily discovers that she needs to be true to herself. What will that look like in regards to her mermaid life and her friends??

Emily definitely acts and talks like a teenage girl. It was nice to have a female protagonist who is rescuing her boyfriend instead of the other way around. She is very capable at handling herself. This book was a little young for my taste. But like I said, I think that anyone who loves mermaids and adventure between the ages of 8 and 12 would love a book like this. It's very fun with a lot of emphasis on the themes of friendship, loyalty, and self-discovery.

And I haven't read the rest of the series but if the others are anything like this, readers will be in for a really fun treat.

[Tonja Drecker · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book without reading the first seven in the series and had no problem sinking into the characters and plot. So, it can be read as a stand alone.

Emily's family is finally taking a vacation together on a luxurious cruise ship...with her boyfriend, of course. It's everything she hoped it could be and more until pirates take over the ship. When the kidnap her boyfriend, she's determined to rescue him and makes a deal with the pirate's son. But what starts out as a rescue trip, quickly has Emily questioning her own life and what she really wants to do.

This is an easy to read story, which middle grade readers are sure to enjoy. The action, humor and tension are perfect to keep the pages turning without growing too over-powering or allowing the tale to become boring. It's a great mix. The dialogue and characters come across very naturally, and make it easy to see the characters as people you'd love to know yourself. Even the pirates aren't over the top, but still hold enough saltiness to make them a danger on the open seas.

There's a little bit of a mystery as Emily and her friends try to figure out a riddle, and a few unexpected twists and turns. I especially enjoyed the fact that while Emily is a mermaid, it slides in smoothly with the rest of the plot and does outshine the problem she faces. She's in a good place, accepts herself and has a heart of gold when it comes to others.

I won an ARC copy and enjoyed reading it very much. So, I'm leaving my honest thoughts.

[Gabrielle Chase · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have always loved the Emily Windsnap books. this one just adds to it. Emily and Aaron and her family are trying to get home but during a question game, they are joined by a young man that causes Her Mom and Millie to behave shockingly like teenage girls again. Emily and Aaron encounter a boy named Sam who claimed he was the son of the captain. but after he left Emily realized that the captain had told them he had no sons. Then they get taken hostages by the Pirate Captain and the two boys they had seen before appeared next to the Pirate King. Aaron gets taken Hostage by the older one because of the information he knows and Emily gets 'capture' by Sam. Although it was all fake. But both Emily and Aaron get comfortable on the boats. She made everyone listen to Sam and turn into a good crew. helping them find Neptunes Treasure and Sam and Emily getting a very big connection. After leaving Sam's parent's on the Island they found Neptunes Treasure and Being Pulled by a pod of Dolphins thanks to her mermaid friend and mermaid father. Aarons going to be going home and Emily breaks up with him because she has started to realize she likes... Sam. it ends with her and sam holding hands as they headed out fast.

[Kissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

When I saw this book of the series was going to feature pirates, I was excited as I love pirate-based fiction. However, I was a bit disappointed that instead of finding historical inspired pirates finding their way into Emily's life (time travel, anyone?), it ended up being modern-day "pirates" who, aside from the pirate parents being in caricature pirate clothing, were just in jeans and T-shirts. Setting this aside, I actually enjoyed this book's storyline of working together as a team to solve a mystery; the poem clues were fun to speculate on what they could mean. I haven't really addressed much about the romantic aspect of the Windsnap series because I never really cared much about Emily and Aaron's romance; it wasn't until the spark with the pirate prince Sam was revealed that I realized how much the romance with Aaron felt so dull and more of an act than true romance. I felt Emily and Sam had more chemistry together than Emily and Aaron ever did. And one more thing - finally a story where Neptune doesn't actually have a part of solving the plot's issue; I was actually relieved to see this because I was getting tired of Neptune have to play the savior role for every mishap adventure Emily got herself into. Overall, it was an enjoyable read.

[Jackie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Emily Windsnap is on a cruise ship with her boyfriend, Aaron and her mother when a very handsome and friendly stranger approaches their table. Noah is all sugary sweetness until it is discovered that he is a pirate and was just spying on the ship for his father, Jakob, who intended to steal from the passengers.

As the theft goes into motion, Emily learns that Noah has a brother Sam who she befriended on the ship, too. In the confusion of the chaos, Emily finds that Aaron has gone missing. She realizes that he was captured by the pirates. And so, she also gets herself ‘captured’ by Sam to find out what happened to Aaron.

Jakob has pitted the two pirate brothers against each other to find a mega treasure. The one who solves the clues and gets to the treasure will win. HA! Emily knows that Aaron was captured since he has valuable information. She intends to free Aaron.

Adventure on the seas, mermaids, and treachery accompany Emily on this mysterious route to free Aaron and stop the pirates. But along the way, we find that one pirate brother is ruthless while the other is compassionate. Fans of the other Emily Windsnap books will enjoy this latest adventure.