Abigail Adams; Pirate of the Caribbean

Abigail Adams: Pirate of the Caribbean  (Mixed-Up History # 2) by Steve Sheinkin   160 pages 

Not sure why either the author or the publisher changed the name of the this series (it was originally Time Twisters), but it’s the same format, which I really like. I think that kids are gonna eat up learning about history in this manner.

Abigail Adams, our second First Lady, agrees with the start of Book 1, Abraham Lincoln. Why should they continue to do the same thing boring thing forever and forever. She had always dreamed of becoming a pirate, and after Lincoln’s successful adventure, she leaps out of Washington City and to the Caribbean.

Abby and Doc are back as the protagonists who must fix history and get Abigail back to the President’s House.

Author Sheinkin does a wonderful job in teaching kids about the Adams’ family, the pirate life, and the women who were pirates in only 160 pages. He also includes an epilogue that lets readers know what was true and what was false.

 The one thing that I was not crazy about was that there was really very little about Abigail after the first few chapters. Once she made the leap, the story was more about Anne Bonny and Mary Read, well-known female pirates. Although I learned something new, I was disappointed in the lack of Abigail’s history. Therefore, Abigiail Adams: Pirate of the Caribbean  receives 3 out of 5 stars in Julie’s world.