I loved pirate stories as a kid. Looks like it never went away. Here, a sneak peek inside Mrs. Plansky Goes Rogue, coming July 15 and pre-orderable this very minute:

The gold rectangular object with the rounded end stood right in front of her eyes, leaning against a twisted clump of seagrass. She could reach out and touch it, which she did. It felt like metal, which she expected and was not particularly interesting, but how it looked? Oh, my. It was dazzling.