Mutiny Author:Brad Strickland Pirates and Patriots The lawless caribbean of the 1680s is a hotbed of sailors, spies, and pirate gold, where the line between patriot and privateer is a thin one. New to this exciting and dangerous world, fourteen-year-old orphan Davy Shea arrives at the home of his disreputable uncle Patch, a naval surgeon and complete stranger.... more » Patch, after some reluctance, allows Davy to become his apprentice in helping the sick and wounded. When Patch joins his friend Philip Hunter on the HMS Retribution, a British war frigate, Davey comes along as his assistant. One day the captain's brutality goes too far, and Hunter leads a failed mutiny that ends with death sentences to all involved -- including Patch! Hoping to save his uncle from hanging, Davy is swept along when the group escapes and forms a band of pirates. But he wonders whether Patch and Hunter have really turned their back on the king...or if there is a larger plot at work.« less