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    Capt. Hook: The Adventures of a Notorious Youth
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    Capt. Hook: The Adventures of a Notorious Youth
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    Capt. Hook: The Adventures of a Notorious Youth

    Written by J. V. Hart

    Narrated by John Keating

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    About this audiobook

    With his long black curls, a shadowy family tree, and an affinity for pet spiders, James Matthew bears little resemblance to his starched-collar, blue-blooded peers at Eton. Dubbed King Jas., he stops at nothing to become the most notorious underclassman in the prestigious school's history.

    For James, sword fighting, falling in love with an Ottoman Sultana, and challenging the Queen of England are all in a day's skullduggery. But when he sets sail on a ship with a mysterious mission, King Jas.'s dream of discovering a magical island quickly turns into an unimaginable nightmare.

    A HarperAudio production.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateAug 23, 2005
    ISBN9780060883096
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    • 5/5
      In general, I'm a fan of prequels to beloved stories. I wasn't sure what to make of this one at first. There was a LOT of time spent at Eton and dealing with being a weird kid with a mysterious past. I was disappointed that his yellow blood is never explained. I adored the love story between Jas and the princess. I was hoping their story would play out more but it just seemed to end (will there be more stories in this series?)The last third of the book takes place on Jas's first voyage out to sea. He takes a back-seat to the authority figures on board for a little while, but not very long, and the short leap to his becoming captain of the ship was well done, but quite violent. I wouldn't recommend this book to children under 8 years old, only because of the graphic violence in the last few chapters. Otherwise it's quite a nice story and I could see there being one or two more follow-ups.
    • 3/5
      I agree with the reviewer who wasn't too impressed with the first half (Eton) but enjoyed it a lot more once they went to sea. I did enjoy pondering the juxtaposition between Jas and bully Arthur Darling in this book and bully Hook and the children of Arthur Darling in Peter Pan. I also got a kick out of the fact that James Mathew B(astard) and J. M. Barry share the same initials. Coincidence? I think not.
    • 3/5
      This book gives good background on the person who would become Captain Hook. It was interesting to learn how and why he was the way he was.
    • 5/5
      Love this book! Could read it over and over!
    • 5/5
      James wants to fit in his new school of eton but the higher class won't let him
    • 4/5
      An intelligent book about a young Captain Hook that details all the important aspects of his youth from why he is the way he is to how he got his name. Young King Jas. enters Eton wearily and finds almost immediately the enemies (named Darling of course, like the children in the original book), friends (Jolly Roger of course!) and love that his life has been missing. His adventures continue to entertain fluidly transforming from one to another. J.V.Hart really found the comfortable medium where the reader roots for James while still seeing the evil that you will someday come to expect from Capt. Hook. Everything is here: dastardly deeds, poisonous pet spiders, duals to the death, fires, escapes, mutinies! The whole book reads well and comes highly recommended for a bit of light reading.
    • 4/5
      My brother gave me this for my birthday & he said it was because he knows I love good kids books. He was right. I'd never even heard of this book, but it was a fun read. It's a bit of a dark tale about a younger Captain Hook, and how could I not love a book about a vengeful, mischievous boy with a pet spider?
    • 4/5
      This book was amazingly good. I reread it so many times. I've always loved the villians, and Hart puts such a devious one in perfect perspective.