"A sequel to The Hungry Year finds the O’Carr family living in upper Canada for 10 years. The boys, Alex and Ryan, are looking for more adventure than just working for their father on the farm. Their father brings home a new wife, and their older sister, Kate, marries and moves away. Alex gets involved with a group of pirates, and his family presumes he has drowned until he walks into his own funeral. The boys are not prepared when the pirates return to the farm and want their help to recover their hidden gold."--Ministry of Education website.

English language arts grade 7 (2009).