I Escaped Amazon River Pirates

From multi-award winning Ellie Crowe and Scott Peters comes a harrowing escape based on true tales of recent Amazon River pirate attacks. When river pirates attack their ferry in the middle of the night Nick and his family escape on a surfboard. But the Amazon Rivers wild currents separate Nick and his stepsister from their parents. One minute they were together the next Nick and Maddie are lost and alone in a deadly rainforest filled with piranha jaguars caimans and giant anaconda. Worse theyve got angry pirates on their tail and a box of stolen gold. 15-year-old Nick is responsible for 8-year-old Maddie--but its not easy when his stepsister acts like she hates his guts! Can they find a way to get along and survive in the deadly jungle? Can these brave but frightened kids escape disaster? 100% kid-tested no-boring-parts guaranteed! This is the 4th childrens book in the I Escaped Series about brave boys and girls who face real-world challenges and find ways to escape disaster. Sure to appeal to fans of New York Times Bestseller Lauren Tarshiss I Survived Series and Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. A study guide is available at https: //tinyurl.com/escaped-pirates Features a special section on pirates and piracy on the Amazon River including fascinating facts about illegal gold mining deforestation clearcutting in Brazil Peru and the whole South American region. An adrenaline-charged nonstop action adventure tale of sibling rivalry blended families values and courage.