{"product_id":"9780312539368","title":"Silver : My Own Tale as Written by Me with a Goodly Amount of Murder","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSilver\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Edward Chupack\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eI am Silver, and there is no other pirate like me on these waters. . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis being the last testament of the infamous pirate Long John Silver, you would do well not to trust a word in its pages. Held captive aboard his own ship, the \u003ci\u003eLinda Maria,\u003c\/i\u003e he is to be taken to England, where he will hang at the King's pleasure. But he has another plan: to exact revenge upon his captors by disclosing their secrets in a journal. It tells a tale of treason, murder, his own ascent from pickpocket street urchin to pirate captain, a lost treasure that would rival King George's own riches, and what really happened on Treasure Island. This book is that journal . . . but is Silver to be believed?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] witty romp. . . . This isn't \u003ci\u003eTreasure Island\u003c\/i\u003e revisited, nor is it a sequel. Like the pirate he celebrates, Chupack has taken a bit here and a bit there . . . to create something glitteringly original. [Robert Louis Stevenson] would certainly have approved of Chupack's efforts.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“At the start of Chupack's swashbuckling debut, Long John Silver . . . faces the hangman back in England after a life of piracy on the seven seas. But before he swings, the aging, fever-ridden pirate is determined to tell his fabulous story, so settle back, me hearties, it's one hell of a tale.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] richly imagined protagonist . . . the old salt's tale gleams like a sharpened cutlass.” —\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312539368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40667448312014,"sku":"9780312539368","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_6c7cb595-57ac-443b-b176-54290a5d265a.jpg?v=1639711502","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312539368","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}