Tommy Klopt is cunning and clever. Of course, he’s a pirate. The twelve-year-old, along with his brothers, Connor and Dillon, begin a life at sea when their distraught father, Hoody, hits hard times. After a couple of years of smooth sailing as Robin Hood-type pirates, the family encounters a typhoon in the form of 400-year-old pirate ghost, François l’Olonnais. To force Tommy to complete a task, l’Olonnais captures Hoody. In a race against time to free him, the boys go up against real pirates and the FBI. But even if they can save their father, will l’Olonnais, the most evil pirate in history, really hold up his end of the bargain?

T.W. Kirchner likes to write action-packed books that inspire children to read--especially boys. The Pirates Off series have male protagonists as does the YA supernatural/horror Dagger & Brimstone: Town from Hell. The Troubled Souls of Goldie Rich series features many supporting male characters who join in to help the main protagonist Goldie fight against the evil Bokor and his zombies.