SEA QUEENS, Women Pirates Around the World
ISBN# 978-1-58089-131-8
Pictures by Christine Joy Pratt
Charlesbridge Publishers Library Edition hardcover only

Yes, I published PIRATES IN PETTICOATS back in 1963, but this book about women pirates is not a simple retread. It is entirely different, some new pirates added (like Grania O’Malley and Queen Teuta and Artemesia) and some dubious ones from the first book dropped. There is much more pirate fact because--in the forty plus years between publications--a lot more has been discovered about female buccaneers. I no longer use made-up conversations, there is a huge bibliography, lots of marginalia, and of course—I think—I am a better writer than I was on that first book at age 24. (Well, I actually wrote it when I was 22!)

What reviewers have said: * starred review: “Piracy wasn’t pretty, but sometimes it was sanctioned. It was always bloody and sometimes lucrative. Yolen tells the tales of 13 female pirates from Persia to China. . . .Not only does she tell them vividly, she also strives to untangle fact from fiction, history from legend, highlighting the telling details that will draw kids in. This volume is very prettily produced, with Pratt’s gorgeous pen-and-ink-on-scratchboard illustrations. . .Sidebars with further tidbits, legends, historical records embellish the pages. Young pirate princesses (and princes) will be dazzled.”--Kirkus

“If it's any indication of how much I enjoyed this book, you should know that day it arrived I sat on the couch in my office (okay, reclined!) and read it from cover to cover. It is a fascinating, well-written text that is thoroughly engaging. This may actually be one of my favorite nonfiction reads of the year to date. I highly recommend it.”—Miss Rumphius Effect http://missrumphiuseffect.blogspot.com/