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200 pp.
| Holiday
| April, 2013
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TradeISBN 978-0-8234-2752-9$16.95
(3)
4-6
When River loses her pirate father after the 1811 Mississippi Valley earthquake, she joins up with African American keelboat pilot Annie Christmas. Peopled by both historical figures and tall-tale characters, this slangy-voiced yarn depends on its back matter for context, but readers may not care as they follow River's search for her Da and for Blackbeard's treasure.