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“When one man’s treasure is another man’s curse"
Book Information:Title: The Curse at Pirate’s Cove
Series: Nikki Landry Swamp Legends, Book 2
Author Name: Rita Monette
Genre(s): Middle Grade, Adventure, Mystery
Tags: Middle Grade, Adventure, Pirates, Bayou, Louisiana
Length: Approx. 208 pages
E-book: 978-1-987976-02-1
Paperback: 978-1-987976-01-4
Re-Release Date: Nov.17, 2015
Publisher: Mirror World Publishing
About the Book:
Nikki Landry is turning eleven years old, and is looking forward to riding her bike to school. That is until it falls apart. Papa can’t afford a new one. Is she doomed to ride the smelly old school bus from now on?
Hearing of an old pirate ship, and a legend about long-ago pirates burying treasure on a nearby swamp island, Nikki sees a way out. But when she makes a birthday wish for the pirate’s gold, things go terribly wrong. Did her wish trigger an ancient curse?
Join Nikki and her friends as they find themselves sailing away aboard a haunted schooner with ghostly pirates into the Gulf of Mexico … and into the year eighteen fourteen.
How will they ever find their way back home?
Sound exciting? Here's an exclusive excerpt to tease you a bit more!
The screen door slammed behind Papa. “Good morning, birthday girl!” He took off his fishing boots. He always went out and ran his crab lines early before going to his regular job as a game warden.
“Papa, Mama’s not gonna let me ride my bike today, and you promised.”
“Well, I reckon a promise is a promise, Tadpole.” He winked at Mama.
She gave Papa one of her glares, but I could count on Papa not going back on his word.
I sat up straight, feeling all grown up, and stuffed my mouth with a big hunk of pancake, a mixture of syrup and butter running down my chin. Then, I decided to press my good luck. “So, am I gonna get a birthday cake?”
“Don’t talk with your mouth full.” Mama turned to get Papa a cup of coffee. “If you behave yourself today, maybe I’ll make it tomorrow. You can invite some of your friends over.”
“I want chocolate, with chocolate icing on top.”
“Cake, cake,” Jesse squealed.
“My birthday cake,” I said. “I might let you have some.” I stuck my tongue out at him. “I don’t really have any friends, except for Patti and Spikes. But I’ll ask ’em.”
“Any fun plans today?” Papa asked.
“Besides school?” I rolled my eyes. I really needed a new adventure. I was getting awfully bored. But I was still recovering from last summer’s antics, which got me grounded for a long, long time. For some reason, I have a hard time not getting into trouble.
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Meet the Author:
Rita Monette was born and raised in Southwest Louisiana. She loves to write stories set in the beautiful, yet mysterious, bayous and swamps of her home state.
Her middle grade series, The Nikki Landry Swamp Legends, is based on tales told by her father—who made his living in those bayous—of reasons to stay out of the swamp.
She currently lives with her husband, four lap dogs, and one lap cat, in the mountains of Tennessee. Besides writing and illustrating, she loves watching the many birds that make their habitat on the Cumberland Plateau, working in the garden, and frequenting waterfalls.
Website http://ritamonette.com
The screen door slammed behind Papa.
“Good morning, birthday girl!” He took off his fishing boots. He always went
out and ran his crab lines early before going to his regular job as a game
warden.
“Papa, Mama’s not gonna let me ride my
bike today, and you promised.”
“Well, I reckon a promise is a promise,
Tadpole.” He winked at Mama.
She gave Papa one of her glares, but I
could count on Papa not going back on his word.
I sat up straight, feeling all grown
up, and stuffed my mouth with a big hunk of pancake, a mixture of syrup and
butter running down my chin. Then, I decided to press my good luck. “So, am I
gonna get a birthday cake?”
“Don’t talk with your mouth full.” Mama
turned to get Papa a cup of coffee. “If you behave yourself today, maybe I’ll
make it tomorrow. You can invite some of your friends over.”
“I want chocolate, with chocolate icing
on top.”
“Cake, cake,” Jesse squealed.
“My birthday cake,” I said. “I
might let you have some.” I stuck my tongue out at him. “I don’t really have
any friends, except for Patti and Spikes. But I’ll ask ’em.”
“Any fun plans today?” Papa asked.
“Besides school?” I rolled my eyes. I
really needed a new adventure. I was getting awfully bored. But I was still
recovering from last summer’s antics, which got me grounded for a long, long
time. For some reason, I have a hard time not getting into trouble.
