In the world of Atticus Van Tasticus, being a 10-year-old pirate captain is totally normal!

Atticus manages to avoid a life in the coal mines (or worse, going to school) when he chooses the gift of a pirate ship from his Grandnan’s treasure pile. He gathers a bunch of misfits and sets out to live a pirate life.

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Atticus Van Tasticus is out now! If you had a pirate ship, where would you go? Have you read this hilarious new book? Let us know in the comments below!

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