Telescope Jim by J. S. Lome

The Buccaneer Left a Hatchet in My Guitar . . .

When secret buccaneer, Longfellow Jim, includes a misfit teen in his conning scheme, sixteen-year old “Miles” is unintentionally involved in a plot of stealing treasure. Miles, who has been exiled to the South Seas for bad behavior, is quickly mistaken for a notorious pirate and is forced to join the buccaneer in his treasure-stealing scheme. Little does he know, a giant by the name of Telescope Jim lurks in the South Seas hunting the same treasure. Will Miles survive a battle of trickery, deception, and double-crossing between the two outlaws? Or will he become a casualty of the giant Telescope’s cut-throat crew?

Category: Fantasy – Coming of Age

When a Crowd of Strangers Calls you Captain . . .

Sixteen-year old Miles is born with a desire for battle and forced to wash dishes . . . But when wild and dangerous Toothless Jim washes ashore, Miles finds himself captain of a crew loyal to Longfellow Jim. Touting new talents, he is handed the weight of the dangerous mission to uncover Marco Polo’s mythical silver. If Miles can’t find a way to steal the treasure and connive with the other buccaneers, the ancient treasure will fall into the hands of the terrible tyrant, Telescope Jim who rules the South Seas in wrathful vengeance.