Jack Plank Tells Tales

by Natalie Babbitt

When a pirate ship falls on hard times, Jack Plank is let go because he is not very good at plundering. Left in the Caribbean town of Saltwash, he has a bit of good luck along with the bad. Eleven-year-old Nina, the daughter of the widow he boards with, offers to show him around the port town to find work. But at dinner each night, Jack reports to the other boarders his unsuccessful day. The stories he spins each night have wonderfully funny and sometimes scary imaginary creatures and just might have a grain of truth.

Return to Reading Unites Page