Author: Dietlof Reiche
Published: October, 1st, 2006 by Scholastic Inc
Pages: 320
Rating: 2/5
Goodreads Summary: A contemporary, wholly original, spine-tingling ghost story born of pirate legend that School Library Journal calls "reminiscent of the film Pirates of the Caribbean."
Vicki plans to spend her summer vacation waitressing in her father's famous seaside restaurant. But when the bay goes dry and a 1772 sailing ship appears, Vicki's course is reset. Where the greedy mayor sees dollar signs, and a nosy reporter sees something fishy, Vicki sees ghosts. Determined to discover the truth and to uncover old family secrets, Vicki and her new best friend Peter venture into the deep to face the unimaginable.
Review:
I in all honesty don't even remember why I put this on my to read list. The idea of having a bay mysteriously dry up and a sunken ship appear out of nowhere, was an interesting idea to me. As I read on however, much of the book became predictable. The two main characters Vicki and Peter were meh for me. In my opinion these two twelve year old's had way to much freedom, WAY more freedom than I have ever seen in a twelve year old. Those two could have probably gotten away with murder. If some of the elements were a little bit different then I would have given this a higher rating, but alas it will stay at 2/5. Now, that being said, this book is targeted at a younger audience, so to someone younger this would be a good book.
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