The Day in the Life of a Pirate, by Emma Helbrough, is a wonderful book that takes place during the golden age of pirates. This book is very different from other books that I have read. It is different because it literally puts you in the main character's shoes.
The main character in The Day in the Life of a Pirate is Jack Hovach. Jack Hovach is smart and wise. For example, he used water to shrink the ropes of the prisoners so they would not escape.
The captain of the ship is also very clever and sneaky. For example, he tricked the other ship by pretending that his pirate's ship was a trade ship so his pitrates could get aboard the other ship and steal its booty.
I enjoyed reading The Day in the Life of a Pirate. This was the first book I read that places the reader in the shoes of the main character, Jack Hovach. I like this book because it informs the redaer about pirates, what they do and how they do it. This is a good book if you want to know more about pirates. I found it very educational and extremely entertaining.
The reading strategy I used when reading this book was imagining. By imagining the scene, I could enjoy the book better. For example, I could visualize the battle between the pirates and the sailors. It semed as though I was there. I was transposed in the thick of battle.
The author of A day in the Life of a Pirate is Emma Helbrough. Other books written by Emma Helbrough include The Day in the Life of a Knight and The Day in the Life of an Indian. I especially enjoy how this author transposes the reader to events, occurences, and places in her books. The reader is placed in the main character's shoes. I expect that the other books written by this author do the same thing and place the reader in the main character's shoes.
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