The High-Skies Adventures of Blue Jay the Pirate

Nash has hand-crafted a love letter to traditional adventure novels with this title. Short, action packed chapters coupled with anthropomorphic bird-pirates and beautiful pen and ink illustrations make this a delightful page turner. Set aboard the flying pirate ship Grosbeak, captained by the eponym......more

Maxwell gives it a five - I a 4. Fun to read, especially if you can do voices. But it does require some parental editing. The pirates talk pretty roughly to one another, a little too tough for a five year old. But we really enjoyed the relationship between the captain and his surprise guest..........more

YA- A swashbuckling adventure of pirate birds finding their way in a world of spies, a controlling government, superstition and fearsome predators. Beautiful illustrations that really make the story cone to life. If anything, I wish that there was more to the story. It definitely feels like there wi......more

Reviewed by Rusty Key Writer Jordan B. Nielsen Recommended for: Mainly boys, aged 10 to 13 for its action based narrative, and general pirate-y appeal. Some moderate sword-related violence pushes this book to the higher end of the middle grade spectrum. One Word Summary: Unfocused. If I didn’t quite ge......more

I enjoyed reading this book. Blue Jay and his crew provided an entertaining read filled with fun and adventure. Gabriel the newest crew member of the Gosbeck had a soft spot in my heart. He was not the brightest but he was kind. He was not fit to be a pirate but he did give it his all. While Blue Ja......more