Guys Read Pirate, Walter Dean Myers
Guys Read Pirate, Walter Dean Myers
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Guys Read: Pirate

Author: Walter Dean Myers

Narrator: Hakeem Kae-Kazim

Unabridged: 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/20/2011


Synopsis

Abdullah Syed Hari is fourteen years old. He loves his family and his friends. And he is a Somali pirate. A short story from Guys Read: Thriller, edited by Jon Scieszka.

About Walter Dean Myers

Walter Dean Myers was the New York Times bestselling author of Monster, the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award; a National Ambassador for Young People's Literature; and an inaugural NYC Literary Honoree. Myers was recognized by every single major award in the field of children's literature. He was the author of two Newbery Honor Books and five Coretta Scott King Book Award winners. He was the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults and a three-time National Book Award finalist as well as the first ever recipient of the Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kari on November 17, 2019

This was a short story I came across while seeking a book about pirates (thanks, book bingo!). It's a quick read and well-written, about a 14-year-old boy who joins a Somali pirate raid. It's a bit violent but appropriate to the story and not glorified. It gives a hint at the modern-day reality of p......more

Goodreads review by Connor on February 18, 2020

Pirate by Walter Dean Myers is a great book. A boy named Abdullah lived near a beach where the fish started dying because a barge's oil began leaking. This had been happening for multiple years and the city was fed up with it. So people got on a little boat and hijacked the barge. They held people t......more

Goodreads review by Ali on December 01, 2024

I did this for a reading challenge - Book about pirates - and decided to take a different approach. This book is about modern Somali pirates and is told from the perspective of a young boy. It was interesting but too short. Even a children's book can give a bit more context. Still, good read.......more

Goodreads review by Cyndi on February 08, 2012

This was a very interesting short story novel about a Somalian young man who is recruited to be a pirate. It gives us a peek into the reasons why these young men choose to be pirates and how a raid is conducted in modern times. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to understand the issues......more