Pirates

This book goes deeper into American history by picking up the storyline from the last book dealing with slavery. I was glad to see the kids dealing with a very meaningful mystery rather than just more adventures hopping through the rooms and in and out of minor scuffles.

There is a little snafu regarding what happens when you mess with the past too much but it was remedied so quickly that the stakes felt very low.

As usual I'm skeptical at how much trust the adults put in these kids, especially the random ones from history that meet two children, unchaperoned, wearing modern clothing always happen to swallow whatever basic story the kids spit out. It's also convenient that they primarily meet kids their own age when they're on their adventures.

But I'm looking forward to see how this series wraps up.

Oh, also, I hate the spider on the cover and the large illustration of one inside. Lol ( )