We all know the "Best Friend" character. The supportive, spunky, girl-next-door type who grounds our hero.
This is a story from her perspective.
Bellona is a young student at Cameron View High School, somewhere in the Eastern USA. She "isn't like other girls", and rather than try to place herself in a clique, she hangs out with her best friend, Jane. Bellona was adopted at age seven. Her main concern is that she doesn't know why whenever she gets distracted, she tends to float above the ground. She tries her best to hide it, and manages fairly well.
Jane is a short, spunky, smart girl. Her parents are getting a divorce, and she seems to be the only person in her world to see the fact that her best friend, Ellie, seems to be going through something. Jane doesn't know what pressure she seems to be under, but she wants to do whatever she can to help.
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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