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Time TravelPirate Fiction

The Not-So-Jolly Roger

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  • 1991 first published
  • 61 pages
  • 18 editions
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Jon Scieszka's The Not-So-Jolly Roger (1991) is a time-travel fiction and pirate adventure novella. It features Blackbeard (d.1718), Blackbeard (d. 1718) and Edward Teach (d. 1718). Readers will find themes of pirates, time travel, space and time and boys.

It has been published in 18 editions.

It runs to roughly 61 pages — about an hour of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Characters

  • Blackbeard (d.1718)
  • Blackbeard (d. 1718)
  • Edward Teach (d. 1718)

Subjects

  • Pirates
  • Humorous stories
  • Time travel
  • Space and time
  • Humorous fiction
  • Children's fiction
  • Adventure and adventurers
  • Boys
  • Parties
  • Fantasy fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote The Not-So-Jolly Roger?

The Not-So-Jolly Roger was written by Jon Scieszka and first published in 1991.

What genre is The Not-So-Jolly Roger?

It is usually shelved as Time Travel and Pirate Fiction.

How long is The Not-So-Jolly Roger?

The median edition has 61 pages, about about an hour of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Not-So-Jolly Roger?

Readers who like it often enjoy Mystery at Blackbeard's Cove, The Angel's Command and Peter and the Shadow Thieves.

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