Scurvy Goonda

Description

One can't just give up an imaginary pirate without seriously weird consequences.In Book One of this two-part story, an endearing misfit embarks on an amazing adventure in search of his friend Scurvy Goonda, an outrageous invisible pirate with an insatiable love for bacon.Part friendship story, part madcap adventure, readers who love stories in which almost-ordinary kids travel to fantastical lands and become heroes will revel in the imaginative landscape and characters featured in this original debut. While adventure-loving vegetarians will find much to savor, this is a must-read for all who love bacon--which plays a key role in the story's sizzling climax!From the Hardcover edition.

Description

At age fourteen, Ted Merritt is eager to replace his imaginary friend, a bacon-loving pirate, with real friends but soon he is led from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, into a world of discarded "abstract companions" who are intent on wreaking vengeance on the human race.

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Genres

• Fiction

Other Editions

• Scurvy GoondaAlfred A. Knopf2009-01-01
• Scurvy GoondaElectronic resourceRandom House Children's Books2009-01-01
• Scurvy GoondaYearling Books2011-01-01