Author: Tanith Lee
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Year of Publication: 2004
About the book:
16-year-old Artemesia Fitz-Willoughby (or Art, for short) has spent the last 6 years of her life stuck in the Angels Academy for Young Maidens. She remembers nothing of her previous life before Angels Academy until she takes a tumble down some stairs...
After hitting her head on a bannister, her mind begins to fill with the memory of her previous life, one full of pirates and swordfights and cannons, and her mother, a famous pirate, and Art escapes the school in search for adventure!
When it's revealed that the life she remembers was merely a stage play, that her mother and her crew were an acting troupe, Art remains undaunted and convinces them to join her and become real pirates!
While some of the plot elements can be a little far-fetched, Piratica is a fun read. Filled with derring-do and swashbuckling adventure, and a strong-minded female at the helm, this book is great for those who like an adventure that doesn't take itself too seriously. Piratica: being a daring tale of a singular girls adventure upon the high seas is the first of the Piratica series, which spans three books.
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