As a digital subscriber, you’ll receive unlimited access to Horn Book web exclusives and extensive archives, as well as access to our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database.
To access other site content, visit The Horn Book homepage.
To continue you need an active subscription to hbook.com.
Subscribe now to gain immediate access to everything hbook.com has to offer, as well as our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database, which contains tens of thousands of short, critical reviews of books published in the United States for young people.
Thank you for registering. To have the latest stories delivered to your inbox, select as many free newsletters as you like below.
No thanks. Return to article
(2)
YA
In tenth-century Denmark, Brigid escapes from a Russian slaver. After becoming a competent sailor and archer, she searches for news of her abducted sister, Melkorka (Hush). Brigid and her crew of women become notorious pirates, freeing those captured by slavers. Inspired by the story of Alfhild, the first Norse woman pirate, this adventure-filled romp is steadied and enriched by its historical underpinnings.
Reviewer: Deirdre F. Baker
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2015