Lorenzo and the Pirate Author:Rick Guzman, Lila Guzman Lorenzo is off on his next adventure! This time, he sails the high seas with pirates. It is 1779. Eighteen-year-old Lorenzo Bannister boards a pirate ship to give medical aid and amputates the captain s leg to save his life. The British attack and sink the pirate ship, marooning Lorenzo and an amnesiac pirate on a deserted island.