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Sea adventure, Nautical, Pirate books for age 11 and up
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StowawayStowaway by Karen Hesse
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Great adventure with maps to track the voyage, makes you want to learn more
Castaways of the Flying DutchmanCastaways of the Flying Dutchman by Brian Jacques
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Outstanding tale
The Dark FrigateThe Dark Frigate by Charles Boardman Hawes
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A young man flees to the sea to avoid being punished for an accident, when his ship is taken over by pirates
The Sea-Wolf (Puffin Classics)The Sea-Wolf (Puffin Classics) by Jack London
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A classic of the harsh life at sea
Carry On, Mr. BowditchCarry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham
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1780's tale of the reality of apprenticeship and indentured service
Mutiny!Mutiny! by Brad Strickland
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Adventure tale from the new Pirate Hunter series
Treasure Island (Bantam Classic)Treasure Island (Bantam Classic) by Robert Louis Stevenson
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the original swashbuckling adventure
Captains Courageous (Bantam Classic)Captains Courageous (Bantam Classic) by Rudyard Kipling
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A rich man falls overboard from a luxury liner, picked up by a fishing boat and forced to work hard
The Coral Island (Puffin Classics)The Coral Island (Puffin Classics) by R. M. Ballantyne
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3 boys shipwrecked and loving it, until the cannibals arive. Oh yeah and then the pirates.
Voyage Of The FrogVoyage Of The Frog by Gary Paulsen
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available used, modern survival story of a boy at sea by himself
A Sea of Words, Third Edition: A Lexicon and Companion to the Complete Seafaring Tales of Patrick O'BrianA Sea of Words, Third Edition: A Lexicon and Companion to the Complete Seafaring Tales of Patrick O'Brian by Dean King
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Best book for landlubbers to learn the language of ships, and the men that sailed them
The Yankee WhalerThe Yankee Whaler by Clifford Ashley
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a first hand account of whaling men and methods in the early 1900's when underground oil began replacing whale oil in our economy
Sailing ships at a glance;: A pictorial record of the evolution of the sailing ship from the earliest times until today,Sailing ships at a glance;: A pictorial record of the evolution of the sailing ship from the earliest times until today, by Edward W Hobbs
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great reference on the variety of ships in different cultures from ancient times to the 20th century
Traditions of the navyTraditions of the navy by Cedric W Windas
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very good reference book that is in an enjoyable style for young people
The PiratesThe Pirates by Douglas Botting
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Time-Life educational book, like a walk through a musuem. If this list helps or entertains you, there is abutton to vote at the top of the page so I know if I am right track with my list. Thanks!
Moonfleet (Puffin Classics)Moonfleet (Puffin Classics) by John Meade Falkner
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Jack Holborn (Oxford children's modern classics)Jack Holborn (Oxford children's modern classics) by Leon Garfield
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Jim Davis: High-Sea Adventure, AJim Davis: High-Sea Adventure, A by John Masefield
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We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea (Godine Storyteller)We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea (Godine Storyteller) by Arthur Ransome
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This book is part of a series of books by Arthur Ransome. It is the most nautical book of the set, but almost every book has nautical parts to it.