"When Eric Stewart starts finding mysterious objects in the woods near his house, marked with the unmistakable sign of piratesoskull and crossbones...
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Sep 11, 2010
Jennifer
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In the Maritime Woods, there is a band of pirates called the Dread Crew. They are ruthless junk hunters.
When they go to raid Joe, the neighborhood junk collector/tinker, the pirates meet their match. Awed by the man's massive horde of junk and niceties, the pirates recruit Joe to their team. Hoping to have some adventures and get the pirates to turn over a new leaf, Joe joins the band.
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In the Maritime Woods, there is a band of pirates called the Dread Crew. They are ruthless junk hunters.
When they go to raid Joe, the neighborhood junk collector/tinker, the pirates meet their match. Awed by the man's massive horde of junk and niceties, the pirates recruit Joe to their team. Hoping to have some adventures and get the pirates to turn over a new leaf, Joe joins the band.
Hot on their trail, however, is a you More...
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Jan 23, 2010
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This was a book that sang and snorted, lilted and tripped, spun in a circle with joy and a great slosh of sluggy mud. It was just such a book. Unexpected, inventive and full of delicious words.
'The Dread Crew' is the tale of a boy, a pirate tracker, and the crew of junk-hunting pirates who hurtle through the Nova Scotia backwoods in an enormous wooden pirate ship, the barrow. Kate Inglis is a marvelous writer; she paints the landscape of her beloved homeland with fearsome talent; she More...
'The Dread Crew' is the tale of a boy, a pirate tracker, and the crew of junk-hunting pirates who hurtle through the Nova Scotia backwoods in an enormous wooden pirate ship, the barrow. Kate Inglis is a marvelous writer; she paints the landscape of her beloved homeland with fearsome talent; she More...
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Nov 28, 2009
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Loved this one. As a first novel, there are a few spots that could be smoothed out, and a few necessary commas are missing. But the greatness of this book can be summed up from a paragraph from page 41: "Jo told the captain the secret of his life, the thing that every single one of his adventures had taught him: that being nice is always more profitable than being nasty. That helping other people, and working hard, and having clever ideas and a cheerful disposition make people like having y
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Oct 26, 2010
zan
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I can't say it better than Jim said it here, but I will say that Kate Inglis is a ridiculously talented prose writer, and I love that she doesn't shy from bringing such intricate language to a book for children. Underneath the delicious prose and the completely disgusting portrayal of the roughest band of pirates you'll ever know, the two messages at the core of The Dread Crew are two of my favorites in life:
1. You'll catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
2. It's the ch More...
1. You'll catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
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Jan 17, 2010
daysgoby
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Open this book, and be dropped into a world of adventurers and junk-purveyers, of the sweet high stink of old gumboots and slug-trail wine.
Kate Inglis has created a yarn to stand the tests of time and many readings - clever enough to snare youngsters but enthrall adults, and leave them thinking during that next walk in the woods
"Was that....a pirate?"
Kate Inglis has created a yarn to stand the tests of time and many readings - clever enough to snare youngsters but enthrall adults, and leave them thinking during that next walk in the woods
"Was that....a pirate?"
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Feb 09, 2010
Christine
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A wonderful, slime-encrusted romp. Full of the best kind of magic, the raunchiest kind of fun. Makes me want to pack up and move to Nova Scotia, if only for movie night at the Stewart's. I have respectfully covered my copy in gobs of hummus, marmalade and snail snot. Highly recommended.
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Sep 18, 2010
Kerri
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Someone else mentioned in their review (Sara Gilbert, I think?) that The Dread Crew is "full of delicious words."
I think that's a perfect way to describe this book, and why I enjoyed it as much as I did. Kate just has such a captivating style and voice.
Her writing (and this book) is also full of delicious sounds and scents and scenes I could see unfolding brilliantly in front of me.
I also think the hardcover illustrated edition is definitely worth More...
I think that's a perfect way to describe this book, and why I enjoyed it as much as I did. Kate just has such a captivating style and voice.
Her writing (and this book) is also full of delicious sounds and scents and scenes I could see unfolding brilliantly in front of me.
I also think the hardcover illustrated edition is definitely worth More...
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Jul 25, 2010
amanda
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this was such a great book! i ordered it for my kids and ended up reading it before them - i know it was meant for kids but it's such a tender story and imaginatively told that i thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Sep 02, 2010
Gabriel
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I like this book because the dread crew [a group of land pirates]learn that to get things you want you don't have to steal them you can just be nice and make friends
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Nov 24, 2009
Angella
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Immensely entertaining. It's filed under ages 9-12 in our local Chapters but I'm far older than that and had a hard time putting it down.
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Jul 31, 2010
Monique
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Delightful. A raucous, romping tale for boys and girls, and adults who still remember being a kid.
Feb 21, 2011
Tabitha
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This first book by Kate Inglis is aimed at a younger crowd, but is an absolutely delightful read for all ages. Her novel take on pirates weaves an unconventional story about humanity, aging, exploration, and environmentalism. Fantastic!
Jul 10, 2010
Amy
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I loved the book and concur with other reviewers that a hundred or so more pages would have been fine with me. I hope this indicates that Kate is working on sequels to give us more of these wonderous characters!
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