Not long after my parents grew disillusioned with Malloy Owens and stopped attending St. But who is to say how accurate a 10-year-old's memory is when they are decades removed from the event. When I was ten or so, I became the 1000th member of St. I don't remember the exact date or time when I died but I remember it as if it was yesterday. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. May also contain some content of an inspirational/religious nature. Written for the General Market (G) (I): Contains no sexual dialogue or strong language. Now with the lives of misfit orphans in peril and the heart of the governor's daughter on the line, Ricky faces a battle with pirates - both dead and alive - where the destiny of the living and those yet-to-be born hang in the balance. Running seems like the smart move, so bolting from the gallows, he dives head-long into the sea. Though Ricky doubts William Shakespeare is the real William Shakespeare, Ricky is certain he will be tried and found guilty of piracy if he doesn't act fast.Īs the hangman's noose dangles, over his head, Ricky must decide if he should fight or flee.
It is his story, after all.Locked in the rat-infested, stinking brig of a prisoner ship bound for Port Charles, Ricky makes friends with William Shakespeare, a portly seaman with owlish eyes and a propensity for quoting Hamlet. In the ship's brig he is about to learn that some things are worse than being unpopular in high school. MUCH worse. Like sailing to … Well, we best let Ricky tell the account. When Dead Calm, Bone Dry begins, Ricky is on his way to be tried for piracy. Ricky's teachers are a lot of those people.Īnd that's what happened to Ricky last Christmas Eve: he had an episode and ended up in pirate land. If you've never heard of absence seizures, that's okay. Except sometimes Ricky “zones out” in class because he has absence seizures. Last winter Ricky Bradshaw was another gangly freshman hoping to fit in - or at least not get picked on - and maybe catch the attention of Becky Nance, a girl in his biology class. Would you trade your body to the crew of the Flying Dutchman to save your soul?Īnd there is stolen treasure in this pirate story. Dead Calm, Bone Dry is a Directors' Choice Finalist What if you were forced to sail with pirates?
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