I Escaped Pirates In The Caribbean: Captain Henry Morgan, 1690

I Escaped

by Ellie Crowe, Scott Peters

15-year-old Jon battles high seas, scurvy pirates, and Spanish galleons after he's captured by the famous pirate, Captain Morgan. The Survival Series that celebrates the awesome history of us. From multi-award winning Ellie Crowe and Scott Peters comes a swashbuckling, kid-powered adventure on the high seas! 15-year-old Jon is thrilled to be a merchant sailor aboard a ship that's laden with goods bound for the Caribbean islands. But when pirates attack in the middle of a storm, the sailors don't stand a chance. Jon is captured by the infamous Captain Morgan and his scurvy crew. Jon's given an ultimatum--join the pirates or be marooned on a desert island! But he's no buccaneer. He's a kid from the American colonies with worried parents back home. He's way out of his element. For now, he'll play along. But the second he can get away, he'll make a break for it. With Spanish galleons bearing down, fortresses filled with gold, and battles looming ahead, who knows what tomorrow will hold? Jon is determined to make it home. Can he escape? This is the 7th children's book in the I Escaped Series about brave boys and girls who face real-world challenges and find ways to escape disaster. Sure to appeal to fans of New York Times Bestseller Lauren Tarshis's I Survived Series, the Jack Jones series by Zander Bingham, and Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. The short chapters make for easy wins, and Jon's gripping situation keeps even reluctant readers turning pages just to find out what's going to happen next. Great for kids book clubs and classrooms. An adrenaline-charged, nonstop action adventure tale of values and courage. Collect the whole I Escaped Series "a must for every reading list" Can Jon escape to freedom? Read it and find out!

120 pages, Paperback

First published April 21, 2021

About the author

Ellie Crowe loves to read and to write and is the author of Surfer of the Century, The Life of Duke Kahanamoku,(Lee and Low NY 2008), Hardcore Inventing, Invent, Protect, Promote and Profit (Skyhorse Publishing, NY 2009), Hawaii, A Pictorial Celebration, (Sterling Publishing NY), Exploring Lost Hawaii, Places of Power, History, Mystery and Magic, (Island Heritage, Hawaii 2003), content featured on the History Channel and the Travel Channel, and Hoku the Stargazer, The Exciting Pirate Adventure, (Island Heritage, Honolulu, Hawaii 2009), Gatorlands, Harold and the Poopy Little Puppy, The Story of Olympic Swimmer Duke Kahanamoku, I Escaped North Korea, I Escaped the World's Deadliest Shark Attack, I Escaped Amazon River Pirates.
Awards: 2008 Asian/Pacific American Award for Children’s Literature, 2008 Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance Once Upon a World Award, Carter G. Woodson Award, Texas Bluebonnet Master List 2010/2011 selection, Bank Street College Books of the Year, The Bloomsbury Review Editors Favorite, Cleveland Public Library Distinguished Children’s Biography List, Texas Women’s University Librarians’ Choice 2008, Kiriyama Notable Books 2008, BookList Best Children’s Books 2007, Five awards for literary excellence in 2004 from the Hawaii Book publishers Association, The Kahili Award in Literary Arts in 2004, 2002 Hawaii Tourism Association Award for Excellence; Starred review from School Library Journal.

Reviews

[Kristie Leaphart]

I read this with one of my classes. It's a class with 4-5 boys and they do really well listening to these type of books. I do prefer the I Survived series better as they seem to be a bit easier to understand and are definitely written for younger readers. The I Escaped series is based in facts as well so it does give some historical information. At the end of the book it gives other facts relating to the topic.
In this book Jon joins a merchant ship and it gets hijacked by Pirates. He is told he needs to join them or die. He figures he must join them in order to escape. This book takes you on his journey and how he Escaped the Pirates of the Caribbean.

[Crystel Patterson]

Kept me at the edge of my seat

This book is filled with adventure and kept me engaged and at the end of my seat the entire time reading. What started as a situation where two kids are in over their heads due to the ship they were in being attacked and taken over by pirates leads to one dreadful adventure after the other and ends with them escaping and taking control of the situation. They are shown as true leaders and makers of their own destiny at the end.

This is a great book for teen-aged kids.

[Karen Pessoa]

Adventure and mischief

This is a well written book that I'd filled the the rich culture of the Caribbean. Young readers will love an adventure on the sea and island of Jamaica. Pirates and trouble, gold, and mischief all can be found between these pages My
favourite characters are Blackbeard Bill, Captain Morgan.
I loved the short bio about some of the real life characters from the book.
The small black and white illustrations compliments the story beautifully.

[Suzan Johnson]

What an adventure!

Jon has to escape his current situation! This story takes the reader through a wild voyage on the sea. The Captain has plans for Jon but Jon has plans of his own. Follow along to find out what happens on this latest book in the I Escaped Series.

[papasteve]

There aren’t many swashbuckling stories out there of sea life. Even though this one is a middle grade book,, it was a fun read. I’ve read three middle grade books in a row now, so I think I am ready for a more adult story.

[Sandra Lopez]

A frightening ordeal on a pirate ship. Jon must learn to survive with a girl by his side. He just couldn’t leave her behind no matter how much bad luck they may be. That Fortune may be a girl, but she can sure handle herself. A great pirate adventure! A nice read!

[Carter]

It is so funny because it has a lot of fat people in it. And it is very energetic. My favorite part is when they ran for their life’s.

[Tomasz Drost]

Shocking and thrilling story.

[Ally May]

I love Pirate Story’s!

This is such a well written Pirate story! Tons of adventures for Jon and Fortune. Fortune runs away and hides away in a ship. Jon and her become real good friends and the adventures begin. My nine year old grandson will absolutely love this book.

[Natalie Mather]

***I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Rating: 4.8 stars

I have never been so excited to receive a book than when I received this one. Pirates have always been a source of joy, and knowing that there was a book like this in the world, I knew I had to have it.
When thinking of how to describe why I love this book, my mind keeps going back to the quick pace and action-packed plot. While I was at first confused as to why it was only 160 pages long, I now know that it was the perfect length for this story. Every sentence has a purpose. Every event perfectly leads the reader and characters to the end. There was never a time that I got bored.
If you need a fun, quick-paced book to help you get out of your reading slump (no matter how severe it is), I highly recommend this book.
Thank you Ellie Crow and Scott Peters for creating this story. I will forever remember the fun times I’ve had reading it.