The Dagger X

Kitto's adventure continues in the suspenseful sequel to The Dagger Quick, which School Library Journal called a "quest perfect for landlubbers and pirate aficionados alike."

On the high seas of the Caribbean in the 1600s, a twelve-year-old boy, Kitto, stands wrongly accused of his father's murder and is forced into adulthood too quickly as he tries to prove his innocence. After a brutal shark attack, Kitto must take refuge on a forsaken island that holds a store of valuable nutmeg, with its power to make men as rich as kings.

When he encounters the notorious Alexandre Exquemelin, known as X, he discovers a dark secret about his own past and identity. Will the events of Kitto's past determine his fate, or will he have the courage to forge his own destiny?

A tale of friends and fiends, good and evil, pirates and predators, and the thrill of the high seas, The Dagger X is an exciting adventure and classic story of the search for manhood and identity.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Paula Wiseman Book/Beach Lane Books
Published: 11/12/2013
ISBN: 9781442468566
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 7.73h x 5.17w x 0.97d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2013 pg. 91
School Library Journal 12/01/2013 pg. 112

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 162596 / Dagger X
Reading Level: 5.2 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 13