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Caribbean Chronicles #3
The End of Calico Jack
In October 1720, Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read stole the William, a 12 ton sloop. With a nefarious crew, Calico Jack voided his pardon to the first Royal Governor of the Bahamas, Woodes Rogers, and went hunting for merchant ships.
I know. I was aboard the evening we stole the William.
The good news is, I found the ship's log in a cave on Coffin Cay with the exact course and route and longitude and latitude of where the Nuestra Señora De Riqueza would be on October 16, 1720.
The bad news is, I'm now sailing around the Spanish Main with Calico Jack, Ann Bonny, and Scary Mary Read. If I make it off this ship alive, you'll read how one of the largest pirate treasures ever taken wound up in a cave off the southwestern tip of Hispaniola
You're welcome to climb aboard and sail with us. We need lots of crew. The men of our crew keep getting stabbed or shot or hung. ~ Ricky Bradshaw
P.S. The End of Calico Jack is a fictional retelling of the life of Calico Jack, Ann Bonny, and Mary Read based on historical research. Some liberties have been taken in the telling of the story. (I was forced into piracy, after all, and taking things is what pirates do.) In the book I include a REAL PIRATE MAP of Calico Jack's sailing routes and ports and stuff. ~ Ricky Bradshaw
Written for the General Market (G): Contains no sexual dialogue or strong language. May also contain some content of an inspirational/religious nature.
Interview with the Author
Q: Why should a boy or girl begin reading the Caribbean Chronicles Series?
Novels in the Caribbean Chronicles Series are fast, fun, clean teen and tween books that take readers back to the Golden Age of Piracy. Boys and girls will fall in love with the quirky characters Ricky Bradshaw meets, their pirate sayings, not-so-bright antics, and the way Ricky helps capture ships and find treasure by using the skills and knowledge a 21st century boy would when thrust back into the age of pirates.
Q: Why should parents buy the Caribbean Chronicles Series for their boys and girls?
Parents will appreciate the clean elements and moral values that avoid profanity and sexual situations. As an awkward, self-conscious teen, Ricky struggles with his epilepsy. His absence seizures are un-predictable and while not life-threatening (normally), they leave him self-aware of his limitations. But Ricky's absence seizures also provide a portal back in time and a means to alter current and future events -- provided he can escape pirate land without getting killed.
Q: What age is appropriate for these books?
The Caribbean Chronicles Series is appropriate for mature sixth grade readers. Other parents may choose seventh or eighth grade, due to the fact that Ricky IS fighting with pirates. The blood and gore isn't too much, but pirates were not nice people. It's also a great, nostalgic read for adults who enjoy reading about pirates and sailing adventure stories. Beginning with the third book in the series, The End of Calico Jack , each book focuses on the adventures of a real pirate.
I know. I was aboard the evening we stole the William.
The good news is, I found the ship's log in a cave on Coffin Cay with the exact course and route and longitude and latitude of where the Nuestra Señora De Riqueza would be on October 16, 1720.
The bad news is, I'm now sailing around the Spanish Main with Calico Jack, Ann Bonny, and Scary Mary Read. If I make it off this ship alive, you'll read how one of the largest pirate treasures ever taken wound up in a cave off the southwestern tip of Hispaniola
You're welcome to climb aboard and sail with us. We need lots of crew. The men of our crew keep getting stabbed or shot or hung. ~ Ricky Bradshaw
P.S. The End of Calico Jack is a fictional retelling of the life of Calico Jack, Ann Bonny, and Mary Read based on historical research. Some liberties have been taken in the telling of the story. (I was forced into piracy, after all, and taking things is what pirates do.) In the book I include a REAL PIRATE MAP of Calico Jack's sailing routes and ports and stuff. ~ Ricky Bradshaw
Written for the General Market (G): Contains no sexual dialogue or strong language. May also contain some content of an inspirational/religious nature.
Interview with the Author
Q: Why should a boy or girl begin reading the Caribbean Chronicles Series?
Novels in the Caribbean Chronicles Series are fast, fun, clean teen and tween books that take readers back to the Golden Age of Piracy. Boys and girls will fall in love with the quirky characters Ricky Bradshaw meets, their pirate sayings, not-so-bright antics, and the way Ricky helps capture ships and find treasure by using the skills and knowledge a 21st century boy would when thrust back into the age of pirates.
Q: Why should parents buy the Caribbean Chronicles Series for their boys and girls?
Parents will appreciate the clean elements and moral values that avoid profanity and sexual situations. As an awkward, self-conscious teen, Ricky struggles with his epilepsy. His absence seizures are un-predictable and while not life-threatening (normally), they leave him self-aware of his limitations. But Ricky's absence seizures also provide a portal back in time and a means to alter current and future events -- provided he can escape pirate land without getting killed.
Q: What age is appropriate for these books?
The Caribbean Chronicles Series is appropriate for mature sixth grade readers. Other parents may choose seventh or eighth grade, due to the fact that Ricky IS fighting with pirates. The blood and gore isn't too much, but pirates were not nice people. It's also a great, nostalgic read for adults who enjoy reading about pirates and sailing adventure stories. Beginning with the third book in the series, The End of Calico Jack , each book focuses on the adventures of a real pirate.
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202 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 9, 2019
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About the author
Eddie Jones
26 books119 followersEddie is an award-winning author of middle-grade fiction with HarperCollins. Father of two boys, he's also a pirate at heart who loves to surf.
Eddie's middle grade series are wholesome reading with a flair for unexpected adventure. The Caden Chronicles series has a spooky but spiritual message based on real "monsters" in the Bible. The sixth book in the series, "Rumor of a Werewolf", released in June 2019 and is a finalist for the Selah awards in Middle Grade fiction.
"The Caribbean Chronicles" is a time-travel pirate adventure series based on a boy who suffers from absence seizures. The third book, "The End of Calico Jack", released September 2019 and is a finalist for the Selah award in Young Adult fiction. All of Eddie's pirate and "monster" mystery books are award-winners.
An avid sailor with a great sense of humor, Eddie has been married to a girl he met at a stoplight in West Palm Beach during spring break many, many years ago.
Awards for Middle Grade and YA novels
* Winner of the Selah award for tween / teen mysteries
* INSPY Award
* Moonbeam Children's Book Award
Readers Are Leaders - Buy a Boy a Book!
WritersCoach.us
Eddiejones.org
eddie@eddiejones.org
Twitter.com/EddieJonesTweet
Facebook.com/EddieJonesHumor
Instagram.com/authoreddiejones
Eddie's middle grade series are wholesome reading with a flair for unexpected adventure. The Caden Chronicles series has a spooky but spiritual message based on real "monsters" in the Bible. The sixth book in the series, "Rumor of a Werewolf", released in June 2019 and is a finalist for the Selah awards in Middle Grade fiction.
"The Caribbean Chronicles" is a time-travel pirate adventure series based on a boy who suffers from absence seizures. The third book, "The End of Calico Jack", released September 2019 and is a finalist for the Selah award in Young Adult fiction. All of Eddie's pirate and "monster" mystery books are award-winners.
An avid sailor with a great sense of humor, Eddie has been married to a girl he met at a stoplight in West Palm Beach during spring break many, many years ago.
Awards for Middle Grade and YA novels
* Winner of the Selah award for tween / teen mysteries
* INSPY Award
* Moonbeam Children's Book Award
Readers Are Leaders - Buy a Boy a Book!
WritersCoach.us
Eddiejones.org
eddie@eddiejones.org
Twitter.com/EddieJonesTweet
Facebook.com/EddieJonesHumor
Instagram.com/authoreddiejones
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February 7, 2020
Wild and Crazy Pirate Adventure
As is probably obvious, this is a young adult adventure, but even though I am far from young, I enjoyed it. It is, to use a technical term, a hoot! I must confess that I have not read the earlier books in the series, so I started a bit behind the power curve, but after a few chapters, it did not matter. Our boy hero, Ricky Bradshaw, has a form of epilepsy called absence seizures. While on vacation, he has an episode and is suddenly transported to 1720, where he meets a gang of desperadoes. They included Jack Sparrow, Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read. Only his quick wits keeps him from being gutted like a fish. He learns that he has a price on his head, put there by one Commodore Spotswood. His companions first plan to turn him in for the reward. But before the tale is ended, the bumbling gang of ruffians steal the William, a 12 ton sloop, and then go after the fabled treasure on board the Nuestra Señora de Riqueza. How will our hero, Ricky, escape from the pirates and avoid being hanged by the authorities? Or does he? I kept the pages turning in order to find out.
FULL DISCLOSURE: I was given a copy of this eBook in return for an honest review.
What I Liked:
This book was a pleasure to read. The editing and typography were excellent. The plot had plenty of twists and turns and held my interest throughout. The breezy tone and the comic situations had me laughing, though there were episodes of bloodshed and cruelty enough to make plain that pirates were not nice people. The voice of Ricky was spot-on. He sounded like a angst-filled teenage boy, albeit a very smart, quick-witted one.
What I Did Not Like:
Not much to say here. This is a well-crafted young adult novel. I did think the ending was a bit weak. They seemed to give up at the last because of a spot of bad weather, which seemed unlikely. But this is a minor quibble. If you have a young adult in the family, this is a great story to give as a gift.
Conclusion:
A worthy book. Well done, Ricky Bradshaw. I consider five stars completely appropriate. Highly recommended.
As is probably obvious, this is a young adult adventure, but even though I am far from young, I enjoyed it. It is, to use a technical term, a hoot! I must confess that I have not read the earlier books in the series, so I started a bit behind the power curve, but after a few chapters, it did not matter. Our boy hero, Ricky Bradshaw, has a form of epilepsy called absence seizures. While on vacation, he has an episode and is suddenly transported to 1720, where he meets a gang of desperadoes. They included Jack Sparrow, Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read. Only his quick wits keeps him from being gutted like a fish. He learns that he has a price on his head, put there by one Commodore Spotswood. His companions first plan to turn him in for the reward. But before the tale is ended, the bumbling gang of ruffians steal the William, a 12 ton sloop, and then go after the fabled treasure on board the Nuestra Señora de Riqueza. How will our hero, Ricky, escape from the pirates and avoid being hanged by the authorities? Or does he? I kept the pages turning in order to find out.
FULL DISCLOSURE: I was given a copy of this eBook in return for an honest review.
What I Liked:
This book was a pleasure to read. The editing and typography were excellent. The plot had plenty of twists and turns and held my interest throughout. The breezy tone and the comic situations had me laughing, though there were episodes of bloodshed and cruelty enough to make plain that pirates were not nice people. The voice of Ricky was spot-on. He sounded like a angst-filled teenage boy, albeit a very smart, quick-witted one.
What I Did Not Like:
Not much to say here. This is a well-crafted young adult novel. I did think the ending was a bit weak. They seemed to give up at the last because of a spot of bad weather, which seemed unlikely. But this is a minor quibble. If you have a young adult in the family, this is a great story to give as a gift.
Conclusion:
A worthy book. Well done, Ricky Bradshaw. I consider five stars completely appropriate. Highly recommended.
March 9, 2021
This isn't my normal type of audio book ( I like cozy mysteries) but I fancied a change and had listened to a book by this author before, so gave it ago. Not sure what I was expecting but I quite enjoyed it. It is a fast moving adventure that takes you from one battle to the next. As the author send most pirate books or films romanticize pirates but this book certainly doesn't, they is no gory details but lots of lost arms, legs and lives. The author obviously did a lot of fact checking and research and because of this he has created a very vivid picture with just his words alone. Anybody that wanted to be a pirate when they grew up especially after the release of the Jack Sparrow films and let's face it who doesn't love a treasure hunt, won't after reading this but it definitely makes for a good tale. I liked the main character (the rest were fun and quirk but didn't tend to be around for long) and it was interesting the way he had to keep out smarting or lying to the pirates to order to survive.
Ricky Bradshaw suffers from epilepsy but not your normal type, his take him back in time to where he finds himself at the mercy of pirates. In order to survive, he has no other choice really, he teams up with three of the worst Calico Jack, Ann Bonny, and Mary Read and travels with them and there motley crew as they plunder and loot other vessels. Can Ricky out wit the pirates at there own game?I
I liked the narrator he makes for a very good pirate.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
Ricky Bradshaw suffers from epilepsy but not your normal type, his take him back in time to where he finds himself at the mercy of pirates. In order to survive, he has no other choice really, he teams up with three of the worst Calico Jack, Ann Bonny, and Mary Read and travels with them and there motley crew as they plunder and loot other vessels. Can Ricky out wit the pirates at there own game?I
I liked the narrator he makes for a very good pirate.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
April 29, 2021
The End of Calico Jack is a fun, violent pirate adventure. This book feels aimed at a middle grade/young adult audience; however, I enjoyed it as an adult. I would consider it too violent for younger readers. This is part of a series, but it is the only book I have listened to in the series and it works just fine on its own.
The narrator is wonderful and suits the book very well.
I received a complementary copy of this audiobook. This is my honest and voluntary review.
The narrator is wonderful and suits the book very well.
I received a complementary copy of this audiobook. This is my honest and voluntary review.
May 12, 2020
Very Entertaining
I love history and fantasy. This book was well written and very enjoyable. I’m a fan of the pirate lore and legends concerning treasure and it was fun reading about a young adult that was sent back through time to actually plan and steal Spanish gold.
I love history and fantasy. This book was well written and very enjoyable. I’m a fan of the pirate lore and legends concerning treasure and it was fun reading about a young adult that was sent back through time to actually plan and steal Spanish gold.
April 29, 2020
Adventure after adventure keep you rooting for our young hero as he lies his way from one difficulty to another. I read this in one sitting. Ready to read more.
October 23, 2019
Ricky Bradshaw has epilepsy. Its not as severe as some PPL’s.
He attends Quiet Cove HS.
Mrs. Dinwiddle has written Ricky up several times for his outburst’s. Of course, some of the kids still make fun of him.
Becky Nance took it upon herself to advocate for Ricky.
A Bradshaw vacation was scheduled for Haiti, Caribbean country, Hispaniola/Dominican Republic islands.
The Grog Shop. Jack Sparrow spoke to Ricky.
He was headed into Willy’s Knee pub.
The scary-looking woman told Ricky she needed crew members.
She was out in search of treasure & didn’t want to encounter the Royal Navy.
There is gold, silver, & precious stones to be found.
The Nuestra Señora de Riqueza (Dutch barque) holds all this booty.
It would be split 75/25.
Andy explained to Ricky what he had gotten himself into.
Mary Read was her name & she was a pirate.
She/pirates mates stayed on the Isla del Hombre Cabra (Nation of Thieves).
The Crew’s Nest pub. Jack “Calico Jack” Rackham (aka Tricorn Hat) introduced himself to Ricky “Dick” & Andy.
Calico had his way with Anne Bonny (aka Andy).
Scary Mary Read & Ricky were going to steal a treasure ship.
Jack Sparrow, Calico Jack, & Anne Bonny had other plans for Ricky.
They were going to turn him in to Commodore Spotswood for a reward.
The other pirate crew members are: Charlton Heston (aka), One-Tooth Tommy Earl, Gunner John Old Dad the Cooper, Black Eye Patch Baker, Grinning George Fetherston, Fearless Fenis Fenwick, Richard Corner Pocket, Little John Davis, Little John Eaton, Little John Cole, Not So Little John Howell, Patty Cake Carty, Noah Hardwood, Thomas Bourn Brown (African), Thomas B. Quick, Big Ben Palmer, Edward “Bilge Swill’ Warner, Sir Walter Rouse, Big John Hanson, & Big John Howard.
Nassau harbor. Governor Woodes Rogers arrived.
Calico Jack said told Charlton Heston to guard the ship.
Scary Mary Read & Anne Bonny stole the William (12-ton sloop).
With a nefarious crew, Calico Jack broke his pardon to the first Royal Governor of the Nassau.
Who will find the treasure hidden in the Nuestra Señora de Riqueza?
What happened on/between 11/16-17/1720?
I did not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing this book. While I receive free books from publishers & authors, I am under no obligation to write a positive review. Only an honest one.
A very awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A very well written pirate adventure book. It was very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a great set of unique characters to keep track of. This could also make another great pirate adventure movie, an animated cartoon or better yet a mini TV series. There is no doubt in my mind this is a very easy rating of 5 stars.
Thank you for the free author; Dry Bones Publishing; LPC Free Books; Amazon Digital Services LLC.; book
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)
He attends Quiet Cove HS.
Mrs. Dinwiddle has written Ricky up several times for his outburst’s. Of course, some of the kids still make fun of him.
Becky Nance took it upon herself to advocate for Ricky.
A Bradshaw vacation was scheduled for Haiti, Caribbean country, Hispaniola/Dominican Republic islands.
The Grog Shop. Jack Sparrow spoke to Ricky.
He was headed into Willy’s Knee pub.
The scary-looking woman told Ricky she needed crew members.
She was out in search of treasure & didn’t want to encounter the Royal Navy.
There is gold, silver, & precious stones to be found.
The Nuestra Señora de Riqueza (Dutch barque) holds all this booty.
It would be split 75/25.
Andy explained to Ricky what he had gotten himself into.
Mary Read was her name & she was a pirate.
She/pirates mates stayed on the Isla del Hombre Cabra (Nation of Thieves).
The Crew’s Nest pub. Jack “Calico Jack” Rackham (aka Tricorn Hat) introduced himself to Ricky “Dick” & Andy.
Calico had his way with Anne Bonny (aka Andy).
Scary Mary Read & Ricky were going to steal a treasure ship.
Jack Sparrow, Calico Jack, & Anne Bonny had other plans for Ricky.
They were going to turn him in to Commodore Spotswood for a reward.
The other pirate crew members are: Charlton Heston (aka), One-Tooth Tommy Earl, Gunner John Old Dad the Cooper, Black Eye Patch Baker, Grinning George Fetherston, Fearless Fenis Fenwick, Richard Corner Pocket, Little John Davis, Little John Eaton, Little John Cole, Not So Little John Howell, Patty Cake Carty, Noah Hardwood, Thomas Bourn Brown (African), Thomas B. Quick, Big Ben Palmer, Edward “Bilge Swill’ Warner, Sir Walter Rouse, Big John Hanson, & Big John Howard.
Nassau harbor. Governor Woodes Rogers arrived.
Calico Jack said told Charlton Heston to guard the ship.
Scary Mary Read & Anne Bonny stole the William (12-ton sloop).
With a nefarious crew, Calico Jack broke his pardon to the first Royal Governor of the Nassau.
Who will find the treasure hidden in the Nuestra Señora de Riqueza?
What happened on/between 11/16-17/1720?
I did not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing this book. While I receive free books from publishers & authors, I am under no obligation to write a positive review. Only an honest one.
A very awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A very well written pirate adventure book. It was very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a great set of unique characters to keep track of. This could also make another great pirate adventure movie, an animated cartoon or better yet a mini TV series. There is no doubt in my mind this is a very easy rating of 5 stars.
Thank you for the free author; Dry Bones Publishing; LPC Free Books; Amazon Digital Services LLC.; book
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)
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