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HomeShop at BookSurgeJuvenile FictionGeneralPirate's Gold: A Teen Love story that includes Pirates, Pirate Treasure, and Sailing in the Caribbean! |
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2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Horrendous Oct 01, 2008
I too thought that I was ordering a book written by Aaron ELKINS. The book is unbelievably bad and appears to be written by a pre-teen whose first language is not English. Real pre-teens could definitely not identify with the odd dialogue and writing style that bounces between stuffy old-fashioned vocabulary and a weak attempt at "modern" slang. I would be appalled for a child to read this and think that all the grammatical and spelling errors were acceptable. Where was the proofreader???
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Not Aaron Elkins Dec 31, 2007
This book is offered together with one of Aaron Elkins mysteries when Elkins name is searched. This author is Aaron Elkin, and this is a book written for youths. In another review of this book, Author Aaron Elkins commented that this pairing is misleading. I wish I had seen this note before I purchased this poorly written book. I think Elkins books are outstanding, so as I was reading this book I started thinking it was a spoof or a joke.
This book is full of grammatical errors. "Treasure in the Pirate's coiffeurs"!! I hope the treasure is in their coffers, not their hairdos. Loose is constantly used for lose. Loosing for losing. To when too should be used. Should have went.... I didn't keep track of these basic mistakes, and I certainly don't want to go back and look for them. I gave up reading this disappointing book after approximately 50 pages.
19 of 21 found the following review helpful:
 Correcting a misapprehension Dec 15, 2006
This is not a review of the quality of Pirate's Gold. I wish only to point out that the Aaron Elkin who wrote this book is not the mystery writer Aaron Elkins. This site seems to confuse the two (e.g., offering a twosome of Pirate's Gold and Unnatural Selection (which IS by Aaron Elkins.
3 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Review of Pirate's Gold Nov 01, 2006
I didn't know what to expect reading a kid's book but I have to admit that 1/2 way through I couldn't put the book down. If I were blind and had someone reading this book to me I would have still been on the edge of my seat until the end. The author's descriptions were very clear and very good. I would love to see 6th, 7th and 8th graders reading this in their literature classes. Lots of learning lessons in this book too! Thumbs up!
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