Publication

2007 - Michael Di Capua Books/Scholastic, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

32,000 words, Guess

Page Count

128 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC[Fic]
  • LCCPZ7.B1135 Jac 2007

Description

Jack Plank started out to be a pirate. His shipmates all liked him, and their ship, the Avarice, was certainly very beautiful. But after a while it was clear that he wasn't much good at plundering. He just didn't have the knack for it. So what to do? Jack did the only thing he could do-- he went ashore to look for another line of work. The town was called Saltwash, and he had a lot of helpful advice from the people in Mrs. DelFresno's boardinghouse. Somehow, though, each career he looked into seemed to have something wrong with it. And every night at dinner in the boardinghouse, he tried to explain why. For who would want to work where there might be a troll, or the danger of getting a crab caught in your beard? Or what about a music-loving crocodile? There were other things, too, that ran against every suggestion and took the wind out of his sails.

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Other Editions

  • Jack Plank tells talesMichael Di Capua Books/Scholastic2007-01-01

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