Victricia Malicia Book-Loving Buccaneer

Ages to to 8 years. Victricia Malicia Calamity Barrett may have been born on her family's pirate ship, but this mild-mannered young lady is sick of the sea: she'd much rather be ashore with her nose permanently buried in a book. But when Scylla the Serpent -- the scourge of the sea -- appears, quick-thinking Vic saves the ship by thinking the serpent on the head with her trunk full of books. For her bravery she is rewarded with the thing she wants most: a home on a little island. She opens a bookstore, and Landlubber Books becomes the pirates' favourite port in a storm. As Carrie Clickard's nimble, jaunty rhymes roll off the tongue like waves onto shore, children will delight in Victricia's adventures while parents will relate to her family's attempts to understand their unusual daughter. Victricia may not be a typical pirate hero, but she is the captain of her own destiny in this rollicking tale of self-determination, sticking to your dreams, and the joy of reading.

Carrie Clickard writes a children’s travel blog called Berenice Bear, and her poetry for children has appeared in Boy’s Club and Clubhouse Jr. magazines. She lives in Gainesville, Florida. Mark Meyers is the illustrator of the Ballpark Mystery series and Counting Cows. He lives in Brigham City, Utah.