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The Final Curse of Ophelia Cray by Christine Calella

The Final Curse of Ophelia Cray

Christine Calella

Page Street Kids · Hardcover · April 9, 2024

The townspeople hate Ophelia, daughter of a notorious pirate queen, because they believe she will repeat her mother?s legacy.

Historical YA RomanceHistorical YA FantasyYA Pirate Adventures
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Who it’s for
For a long, escapist read with pirates, history, and a dark edge.
Genres
YA Pirate Adventures, Historical YA Fantasy, Historical YA Romance
Published
Page Street Kids, April 9, 2024

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About this book

The townspeople hate Ophelia, daughter of a notorious pirate queen, because they believe she will repeat her mother?s legacy. Ophelia only wants to join the navy to make amends for her mother?s deeds so she steals her sister?s birth certificate to enlist after being barred from joining because of her cursed reputation. But Ophelia soon discovers that a life at sea isn?t as honorable as she hoped. When their father falls ill, Ophelia?

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s half-sister Betsy asks the navy recall her sister, but in doing so reveals Ophelia?s fraudulent enlistment. To save her sister from the naval authorities, she must overcome her anxieties and find her sea legs in a race to find Ophelia before the navy can. Between duels, unexpected romance, and lost treasures, the sisters realize that piracy runs in the family after all.

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For a long, escapist read with pirates, history, and a dark edge.

Come here for

  • immersive, sustained YA adventure
  • pirate-fantasy mood

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  • YA pacing
  • fantasy atmosphere over explanation

Where it sits

YA Pirate Adventures75%
Historical YA Fantasy53%
Historical YA Romance31%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Pirate Adventures
Authors
Christine Calella
Publisher
Page Street Kids
Published
April 9, 2024
Format
Hardcover
Reading lane
YA Pirate Adventures