Fish--nicknamed for his incredible swimming abilities--is a twelve-year-old boy from a poor farming family. After taking a job as a courier for his uncle, Fish is waylaid by pirates, who steal the package he's carrying. He soon learns that it's the key to locating the Chain of Chuacar, a legendary treasure. As he works to earn the trust of Cobb, the fortune-hunting captain of the Scurvy Mistress, Fish learns of a mutiny headed by a nasty pirate called Scab. With time running out to find the Chain, Fish and some fellow shipmates still loyal to Cobb must thwart Scab's dastardly plan.

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Georgia Children's Book Award. It was recognised in the Grades 6-9 category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award. It also was recognised by the Sequoyah Book Award. It was recognised by the Rhode Island Book Awards.

This book has been graded for interest at 8-10 years.

There are 241 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Scholastic US .

Gregory Mone has written articles for many magazines, including Popular Science and National Geographic, and has published an adult novel. FISH is his first middle-grade novel. Gregory lives in Boston, Massachusetts.