Jamie Pierce. A girl with a rough past and no parents to comfort her. Lucas Patterson, the boy who had everything and anything.
Jamie and her best friend, Lucas, go on a trip with their fifth grade class to the beach. During the trip the beach floods and Jamie and Lucas are separated, and while Jamie gets pushed towards the safety boats, Lucas is lost, well at least that's what Jamie thinks.
6 years later Jamie has been in and out of foster homes, living life without her rock, Lucas, she's turned to the only people she can find that share her pain, but ends up getting into some messed up stuff that ends with a dead cop and a gun in Jamie's hands. 16 years old and already a murderer, Jamie and her 4 new friends are on the run, its a surprise to them all when a burger joint holds more than just burgers, but a huge piece of Jamie's messed up past.
Saving the life of the infamous rookie pirate, Captain Ruben Kirk, catapults Jessica Red into a sea of magic, jewel heists, and world-saving adventure.
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After years of watching pirates fighting with the king's navy off the coast of Harvest Island, Jessica Red saves the life of the infamous rookie pirate, Captain Ruben Kirk, and the two become fast friends. Little does she know, Ruben Kirk is only the first of three rookie pirates she'll meet during a whirlwind of sea-faring adventures - but when Jessica learns the corrupt King Mordred has plans to destroy her island home, can she convince them to help her save it?
("The Rookie Pirates" is Book 1 in "The Adventures of Jessica Red" trilogy.)
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