From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps ____________________ Nevis Island, Caribbean, 1680 Red-legs Greaves has been a slave, a pirate, and a rich sugar planter. Now he's a prisoner. And next morning, he'll be dead - hanged by the neck for piracy! His only friend is a slave girl called Lou. Can Lou do anything to save Red-legs? It would take a miracle... A fantastic story blending pirate legend with historical fact and Terry Deary's vividly imagined characters. ____________________ Bubbling with wit, language play and robust dialogue....just the right mix of ingredients to trigger young readers' interest in all things historical. Books For Keeps

 

 

This book features in the following series: Horrible Histories, Pirate Tales, Terry Deary's Historical Tales, Terry Deary's Pirate Tales .

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published in 2017 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

The author of over 115 books, including the top selling Horrible Histories series, Terry Deary is one of the most successful children's writers today. He sells one million books a year and is the most borrowed British author in school libraries.