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Iszi Lawrence (@iszi_lawrence) is a writer, comedian, podcaster and history presenter. She is a regular on TV history documentaries including shows for Sky History, Netflix, Yesterday and the Smithsonian Channel. She was co-host of BBC Radio 4’s flagship show, Making History with Tom Holland and presents Your Place or Mine with Shaun Keaveny (BBC R4 and Sounds). Her podcasts include The British Museum Membercast and popular science podcast Terrible Lizards with Dr Dave Hone. She is the author of four adventurous and funny middle grade children’s novels including Blackbeard's Treasure (which was selected as Blackwell's Children's Book of the Month) and a quirky series for 6-9 year olds, The Time Machine Next Door, all published by Bloomsbury. She is a regular visitor to schools and runs history and historical fiction workshops for Key Stage 2 and 3 students. Visit her website: iszi.com to find out more.This is <b>children's fiction at its best</b> ... Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson.
The Lady
Your 8-12 year olds need to get their hands on this swashbuckling adventure by the brilliant Iszi Lawrence.
Natalie Haynes, author of Stone Blind and A Thousand Ships
You’ve rarely met a heroine as fearless, brilliant and passionate as 11-year-old Abigail. This action-packed tale introduces real pirates and tackles important topics. Think of <i>Pirates of the Caribbean</i> only grounded in real historical detail. A treasure trove indeed!
Caroline Lawrence, author of The Roman Mysteries
... a fun, swashbuckling adventure, full of historical figures brought to life [....] It is a book that adds to a little-known bit of history and it is a fascinating adventure story that I can see will be enjoyed by all.
Reading Zone
In 1718, Abigail leaves her life as a plantation owner’s daughter in the Caribbean alongside her father’s slave Boubacar, her secret best friend. They board a pirate ship run by maroons, escaped slaves, under Captain Black Caesar. Abigail and Boubacar learn to swim, climb ropes and avoid disgusting smells, as they sail off in search of the infamous pirate Blackbeard... Abigail’s natural sense of justice quickly becomes conflicted as she sees how the morality of this pirate world mirrors the contradictory values of white, mercantile culture.
Books For Keeps
The story is rich in details throughout.
Through the Bookshelf
<p>PRAISE FOR <i>THE UNSTOPPABLE LETTY PEGG</i><br />Letty and her friends and rivals are great characters, as are the real life people she comes across at different times in her adventures. Thoroughly recommended.</p>
- Andrea Reece, Books for Keeps
<p>PRAISE FOR <i>BILLIE SWIFT TAKES FLIGHT</i><br />It is brimming with historical detail and really highlights the heroic nature of some very inspirational women. It would be an excellent class story that would provide children with a tale about a thrilling war-time adventure</p>
Reading Zone
Book Band: Dark Red (ideal for ages 10+)
A riveting pirate tale set in the eighteenth century during the golden age of piracy in the Caribbean, perfect for fans of Emma Carroll and Jacqueline Wilson.
It’s 1718: pirate ships sail the oceans and brutal slave masters control the plantations.
Eleven-year-old Abigail Buckler lives with her father in the Caribbean. Her clothes are made of finest muslin so she can’t play in them, not that there’s anyone to play with anyway. She isn’t even allowed to go out alone. But when pirates attack Abigail’s life will change forever. Suddenly her old certainties about right and wrong, good and bad start to unravel.
Maybe Abigail doesn’t have to be so ladylike after all…
Packed with historical detail about the Atlantic slave trade, the ravages of empire and human cost of providing luxuries like sugar, cotton and tobacco to Europe, Blackbeard’s Treasure is a page-turning, swashbuckling adventure which takes a look at the real pirates of the Caribbean.