J. S. Lome

The Clues to the Ancient City were Hidden on the Animals . . . Marooned on a desert island where scavengers pillage for spare parts, Miles the Mutineer waits for contact from his fellow buccaneers. But when he discovers a map in the bones of a giant mammoth, he is plunged into a feud between pirate factions, at the center of which is a dangerous treasure. After taking refuge with a band of pillagers, Miles discovers there are more to his shipmates than he suspects.

The Shark they Hunted had a Map inside . . . Miles the Mutineer is trying to stay out of trouble and when a gang of convicts track a shark to his door, he can't help shying away . . . until the shark proves to be hiding a map to the largest treasure in the South Seas. Taking a bag of sea-darts and a shark-whistle, Miles joins an old pirate buddy in the hunt for treasure through a network of shipwrecks, where the key to survival may be joining their enemies.

Being a secret pirate is no easy thing for Sixteen-year old Miles who is a dishwasher in the South Seas. . . But when an escaped convict floats ashore in the body of a shark, his fate changes. Fighting back horrors of a life of boredom, he is thrust into a dangerous plot involving a stolen map, a crashed glider, and a sunken ship. But Telescope Jim has newly-constructed ships, and is hunting the rebellious pirates in search of their treasure.

Sixteen-year old Miles is born with a desire for battle and forced to wash dishes . . . But when wild and dangerous Toothless Jim washes ashore, Miles finds himself captain of a crew loyal to Longfellow Jim. Touting new talents, he is handed the weight of the dangerous mission to uncover Marco Polo's mythical silver. If Miles can't find a way to steal the treasure and connive with the other buccaneers ...

A misfit teen is exiled to the South Seas for bad behavior . . . But when secret buccaneer, Longfellow Jim includes him in a conning scheme, his tendency for bad behavior gets the best of him. Before he knows it, sixteen-year old "Miles" unintentionally is involved in a plot of stealing treasure, and when authorities mistake him for a notorious pirate, he is forced to join Longfellow Jim. Little does he know, a mysterious giant lurks in the waters of the South Seas seeking treasure.