Pirate Polly Rules the Waves

by Alex Gutteridge

Pirate Polly desperately wants to make the grade as a professional pirate. But she's got some horrible, hairy seafaring scoundrels on her tail who will try anything to foil her plans. But lucky Polly has a clever her pet rat Rufus and a scaredy-cat seadog called Howler. Together the trio will make sure Polly passes her pirate projects with flying colors.

Paperback

Published March 1, 2006

About the author

Alex Gutteridge is the author of 12 children’s books. Her work includes humorous young fiction, stories for reluctant readers and YA novels. Her book Oven Chips for Tea was broadcast on the radio and her 2013 novel, Last Chance Angel, was short-listed for eight awards including the Romantic Novelists’ Book Award in the young adult category. She has had two picture books published in South Korea and her latest YA novel, No Going Back, published by Templar Books was commended at the Sheffield Book Awards and won the Northamptonshire Children's Choice Book Award.

Alex was born and brought up in Leicestershire where she still lives. An only child she spent a lot of time making up stories inside her head and sometimes getting into trouble for that! Her first book was based on an old Leicestershire legend about a highwayman and his wife and nearly all of Alex's books have been submitted as unsolicited manuscripts.

Alex is currently working on another YA novel and has just completed some young fiction and an adult romance.

Alex occasionally blogs about her writing inspirations at alexgutteridge.blogspot.co.uk
You can also find her on Facebook and Twitter.

Reviews

[Syakirah Amran(f5) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Polly is a pretty and a perfect pirate but there was three characters named Mad-Eyed Mick, Stinky Dave and Press- Gang Pete are always on the lookout to wreck Polly's plan to be a proper pirate. Do you think Polly can make it to the top at treasure hunting?

[Cupcakes122 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked it i was so into it i read the book 2 times very Long but i loved Polly's Ship The Glad Tidings.