"Devin and his sister Violet are visiting their Uncle Jack for the summer. He lives in an old house by the seashore. Jack was a sailor and he has collected strange and fascinating items from the sea. Exploring a back room, Devin and Violet discover a locked trunk. A pirate's chest. The trunk is wrapped in old, heavy chains and locked with a huge rusted lock. But they manage to get it open. They lift the lid slowly--and see that it's filled with antique jack-in-the boxes. Huh? One box is hidden under the others, covered in dust. It plays an odd unpleasant song. Up pops a very ugly, mean-looking puppet, an old pirate with a dirty red bandana over his long greasy hair, scars on his cheeks, and a beard, and one eye missing. 'Thanks for letting Sailor Jack out!' he rasps, bouncing on his spring. Devin and Violet now face new and troubling questions: Will Jack return them to their uncle? Just how much is a pirate's promise worth?"--Provided by the publisher.
4-8 Medialog, Inc.
520 Lexile.
4.
Appeals to 4th-6th graders.
Accelerated Reader AR Middle Grades 3.7 3.0 quiz: 189898
Reading Counts RC 3-5 3.10 7.0 quiz: 72457
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