ABANDONED. trying to find a book trilogy i read a long time ago

[Pansy]

Trilogy about kidnapped orphan taken onto ship. I read this about 8 years ago. This ship was not a good ship but not sure if it was a pirate ship. I don't remember what part of the world this was, maybe Britain?

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Pansy, what year was this? Did it seem old or new when you read it?

[Holly]

Iain Lawrence's High Seas Adventures trilogy?

[Pansy]

Lobstergirl wrote: "Pansy, what year was this? Did it seem old or new when you read it?"

I think it was old. I was like 10 when I read that book now I'm 18.

[Pansy]

Holly wrote: "Iain Lawrence's High Seas Adventures trilogy?"

No, that's not it. But thanks.

[FlowerFairy]

Castaways of the Flying Dutchman by Brian Jacques?

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Castaways of the Flying Dutchman for Flowerfairy's click

[Daphne]

Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson comes to mind, although it doesn't match everything you said.

[FlowerFairy]

Thank you Ann :)

[Pansy]

Ann aka Iftcan wrote: "Castaways of the Flying Dutchman for Flowerfairy's click"

no that's not it either

[Pansy]

this might be a lost cause. i read it so long ago, i dont really remember the story...

[Holly]

Maybe you can search through these lists?
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/6...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

[Kathryn]

There's no such thing as a lost cause! Some people have found books here after years of searching.

[Ann aka Iftcan]

The longest time period I know of personally is 5 years. But I'm sure that there have been longer. My own longest search/solve was 3 years. But I still have a few that are getting kind of grey and wrinkled from age. . .

[Pansy]

Kathryn wrote: "There's no such thing as a lost cause! Some people have found books here after years of searching."

thanks for the encouragement!

[Pansy]

Holly wrote: "Maybe you can search through these lists?
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/6...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1......"

i dont recognize any of the covers. but thanks anyways!

[Pansy]

Ann aka Iftcan wrote: "The longest time period I know of personally is 5 years. But I'm sure that there have been longer. My own longest search/solve was 3 years. But I still have a few that are getting kind of grey and ..."

it just might take that long...

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Just remember to come back and bump up the thread periodically--30 to 90 days is the usual time frame for bumping.

[Pansy]

Ann aka Iftcan wrote: "Just remember to come back and bump up the thread periodically--30 to 90 days is the usual time frame for bumping."

bump up?

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Type "bump" (or whatever else you want, like "still looking") and your thread moves to the top of the queue. New people will then read it.

[Pansy]

Lobstergirl wrote: "Type "bump" (or whatever else you want, like "still looking") and your thread moves to the top of the queue. New people will then read it."

type it where exactly?

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Type it as a new post/new comment.

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Each time you've asked a question--and someone has responded--has acted as a bump Pansy. Just do it every so often (the usual time span is 30 to 90 days).

[Pansy]

Ann aka Iftcan wrote: "Each time you've asked a question--and someone has responded--has acted as a bump Pansy. Just do it every so often (the usual time span is 30 to 90 days)."

oh I see. Thanks!

[caracal-eyes]

Best I could come up with: Voyage of Plunder - second book in the Chronicles of Courage series. Main character is orphaned and made to join a pirate crew. Cover doesn't sound exactly as you described, but it does have a sorta glum-looking boy on it, and there are three books, published 2004-2006.

[Pansy]

caracal-eyes wrote: "Best I could come up with: Voyage of Plunder - second book in the Chronicles of Courage series. Main character is orphaned and made to join a pirate crew. Cover doesn't sound exactly..."

nope dont think that's it. but thanks for trying!

[Lee Anne]

How long ago did you read it?

[Holly]

Pansy, I made a list for you. Anything on here?

[Tab]

Were there any fantasy elements in the books? Like dragons, mermaids, witches, etc?

There are sky pirates in the Edge Chronicles series. It's longer than a trilogy, however.
https://www.goodreads.com/series/5538...

The covers fit your description.

[Pansy]

Tab wrote: "Were there any fantasy elements in the books? Like dragons, mermaids, witches, etc?

There are sky pirates in the Edge Chronicles series. It's longer than a trilogy, however.
https://www.goodreads..."

no that's not it either but thanks for trying. it's much appreciated

[Pansy]

Holly wrote: "Pansy, I made a list for you. Anything on here?"

sadly know i'll know it when i see the cover

[Pansy]

Lee Anne wrote: "How long ago did you read it?"

well i'm 18 now and i read it in elementary school. so like 8 years ago? i only read the first book too

[Pansy]

still looking.

[Lena]

Well, I know a book that came out a long time ago called "A Series of Unfortunate Events". It did have a frame around it. But since I never really read it, I am not sure if it might be it.

[drowningmermaid]

Was this a fantasy book at all?

Your description of the cover art reminds me of one of the Dragonlance: the new adventures books.

[Michele]

Peter and the Starcatchers, maybe? First published in 2004.

[Serena]

?

[Pansy]

Lena wrote: "Well, I know a book that came out a long time ago called "A Series of Unfortunate Events". It did have a frame around it. But since I never really read it, I am not sure if it might be it."

no i read that already. thanks tho

[Pansy]

Serena wrote: "?"

no that's not it thanks though

[Pansy]

drowningmermaid wrote: "Was this a fantasy book at all?

Your description of the cover art reminds me of one of the Dragonlance: the new adventures books."

i dont think so. it more realistic maybe not entirely

[Sidsel]

Don't be too focused on the cover. Different editions sometimes have different covers.
Where in the world are we? America, England, Africa?
Is it a bad ship to be on or the best thing that happened to him? Did it have a happy ending?

[Sara ♥]

I was going to say the same thing as Sidsel. Remember that if a book has been republished, it might have a different cover these days, so you can't just scroll through the list and look at the main (usually current) cover of the book. Rather, you'd have to look at each book individually and click on "other editions" (in the middle, where there are pictures of other versions of the book, just above the green buttons) to see other covers of that book. And even that will only be covers that have been uploaded by databases or GR librarians.

And like she was asking, any other details could help narrow it down! You might also try changing your description to say something like, "Trilogy about kidnapped orphan taken onto ship, 8+ years old" or something like that. Many people will just skip over generic thread titles, where a title like that might catch someone's attention.

[drowningmermaid]

How's about "The Dark Frigate" by Charles Hawes

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9...

[Pansy]

Sara ♥ wrote: "I was going to say the same thing as Sidsel. Remember that if a book has been republished, it might have a different cover these days, so you can't just scroll through the list and look at the main..."

I never thought of that! Thank you. I will take your advice.

[Pansy]

Well I have looked at other cover editions of books that might be what i'm looking for. but they all look similar. Also the book i read is from a TRILOGY so the books that are not part of a series are definitely not it.

[Arielle]

bumping - any luck, Pansy?

[Pansy]

I stopped looking for this trilogy since the last comment haha. Thanks for asking though. Don't worry about it