Shivers

Reviewed by: Barbara Merritt - Scarborough School Department, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: January 11, 2016

Review

Shivers the Pirate is afraid of everything, so much so that his ship is tied up on a New Jersey beach next to the snack shack. When he gets a message from a carrier pigeon that he must save his parents and his brother, he knows he must be brave and sets off with his best friend Margo and a fish named Albee who is kept in a plastic bag. Adventure and hijinks on the high seas ensue as they follow clues to get to Shivers' family. Ample cartoonish black and white drawings appear throughout the book. The whole thing is preposterous and zany with lots of action, sometimes laugh out loud funny. This will be appreciated by fans of Captain Underpants and Wimpy Kid.

Overall Book Score: good