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Tom Lichtenheld.
Faced with spending her vacation at a lake cabin with her preoccupied parents, Marlon signs up for pirate camp. Three scruffy pirates show Marlon--the sole camper--the ropes, including climbing the rigging and walking the plank (with a life vest, of course). Though the reformation of a class bully and of Marlon's parents are both too abrupt, the lighthearted telling will amuse readers. Spirited black-and-white drawings accompany the text.