In the early 1700s, 14-year-old Jeremy Swan is living a quiet life on his father's sheep farm in Maine - until pirates plunder his island home and abduct him. Once aboard the Revenge, it takes all of Jeremy's wits to plot his escape and keep from getting keelhauled. This suspenseful tale will captivate young readers with a taste for adventure on the thrilling high seas. AGES: 7 to 11 AUTHOR: Stephen W. Meader (1892 1977) wrote more than 40 adventure, mystery, war, and sports stories for young readers. His first novel, The Black Buccaneer, was the first juvenile publication of the newly founded publishing company Harcourt, Brace and Howe.