Author: Heidi Schulz Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Humor
What this book is about: Jocelyn Hook is the daughter of the famed Captain Hook. THE Captain Hook. She dreams of sailing along with her father, having a fierce pirate crew, and earning her place as the second - fiercest pirate of the seas - below Captain Hook, of course. So far, it hasn't happened.
Her mother is dead, and she is raised by her very 'proper' grandfather, who, as far as he is concerned, had the most lovely daughter in the world, and Jocelyn is a disgrace to him. One day he had enough and sent Jocelyn off to Miss Eliza Crumb-Biddlecomb's finishing school. After a little time at that school Jocelyn decides to run away. She meets Roger, the cook's help, during her escapee. He convinces her to return, but one day Miss Eliza finds out about their friendship and sends Roger away. Jocelyn receives a letter from her dead father, and off she goes to Neverland on a great adventure, just as she had always dreamed of.
The letter from the great Captain Hook commands Jocelyn to gather a fierce pirate crew and avenge his death against the only thing he had ever feared - the Tick-Tock Croc. He highly doubts Jocelyn will be able to do this, as she is a girl, and he enforces this opinion of girls by starting his letter with, 'Dear Female Offspring'. Nevertheless, Jocelyn takes up the challenge to face the Tick-Tock Croc.
Your opinion: I really enjoyed this book, because like, The Templeton Twins by Ellis Weiner, the narrator is quite chatty with the readers. Also, the fact that it makes the 'evil' side reasonable and understandable is interesting to read.
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Who would like this book: I think people who like fractured fairy tales like the Whatever After series by Sarah Mlynowski or Rump by Liesl Shurtliff would really like this book. I personally don't really know the full story of Peter Pan and Captain Hook, but I still understood and enjoyed this book, so I think anybody would like this.
Reviewed by: MT
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