Matthew and The Midnight Pirates

by Allen Morgan, Michael Martchenko (Illustrations)

Matthew finds another new career goal - this time he decides to become a pirate. And after mulling over his library book, he’s finally ready to be the best pirate of all. As soon as he gets the overdue pirate manual back to the library, Matthew will be all set. Around midnight, however, Matthew wakes up to a commotion outside. As he rushes to the curb, a midnight bus of pirates pulls up. Off he goes with the motley crew, who have set their sights on a pizza truck. Suddenly Matthew and the scurvy knaves discover that another crew - the midnight librarians - is chasing them! The pirates have a load of overdue books! Will the librarians take over the pirates’ bus? Will all the midnight pirates walk the plank? Another wild adventure that could only happen after bedtime, Matthew and the Midnight Pirates is a fast-paced story for beginner readers who are almost ready for longer chapter books.

37 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1998

Reviews

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Matthew was pretending to be a pirate when he heard the news that the city council was planning to cut the library budget. Then he remembered that his library book was a month overdue, so he hid it. At midnight, Matthew woke when a clown bus stopped on the street. Two other buses came along, but he was not allowed on any of them. When a pirate bus drove up, Matthew got on - and so began a night of adventures, including being chased by midnight librarians trying to collect overdue books. Funny ending. Fun story and illustrations.