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KC Renfest Theme Weekend 1: Sept 3-5; Pirates! Mermaids! Sirens! Privateers! Islands! Treasures! Ships and Distant Shores! Everything you could desire in a seafaring adventure!

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  • Pirateria

    the Wonderful Plunderful Pirate Emporium

    Brown, Calef
    Did you know that there is a store for you to pick out your own pirate garb, gear and animals? Check out the Pirateria! Full of humor and simplistic cartoonish illustrations, here is a laugh-out loud picture book to get you into the spirit…
    BookNew York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2012. — JE
  • Monty is a young nobleman with a dilemma. Like any charged youth, he embarks on a European Road Trip. Begrudgingly, dragging along his intellectual sister, and his BFF! Amidst this adventure you will find some supernatural elements,…
    BookNew York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017] — YF LEE
  • (available in all formats and Spanish) The Little Mermaid-esque storyline gets a bit darker! When a rescued maiden, now indentured to the Ocean, serves as a Siren, calling humans with her song and bringing their demise, falls in love with…
    BookNew York, NY : HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2016] — YF
  • (also in ebook) Start this Epic trilogy of war, dragons, ships, and romantic fantasy! I really can't give much else away. If you want How to Train your Dragon meets Game of Thrones meets seafaring adventure, this is it!
    BookNew York : Orbit, 2019. — F BARKER
  • (also on blu-ray) What would you do to get back your ship? What would you do to rescue a woman you are crushing on? What would you do to outwit a pirate? What would you do to break a deadly curse? Take a Disney Parks ride and make it into…
    DVD[United States] : Walt Disney Home Entertainment ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2003. — ACTION 791.43652 PIRATES
  • (also on blu-ray) A determined mermaid falls in love with the dashing sea-faring prince. In order to get close to him, she must give up her voice and her tail and win him over in 3 days! Can she become part of his world?
    DVDBurbank, Calif. : Walt Disney Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2006] — 791.43 LITTLE
  • Homer's Odyssey is arguably known as the world's worst trip home! Odysseus is returning to his wife and son after the Trojan War. That is only the beginning! From Cyclops to sorceresses, Deities to sea Monsters, Odysseus is one determined…
    Graphic NovelNew York : Bloomsbury, 2012. — F HOMER
  • Have you ever heard of the Lost City of Atlantis? A young explorer named Jason finds himself in Atlantis before it sank, surrounded by legends of myth and lore.
    DVDBurbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2014. — 791.45 ATLANTIS
  • (available in all formats and in multiple DVD adaptations) A young sailor who climbs up the ranks quickly, is unjustly thrown into prison. Upon escaping, he sets off to get revenge upon those who sent him to jail, but what is more…
    BookNew York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, [2003] — F DUMAS
  • (also on Blu-Ray) What happens in a world where Peter Pan grows up and forgets about Neverland? What happened to the Lost Boys, Tinkerbelle, Wendy or Captain Hook? Bob Hoskins, Julia Roberts, Dustin Hoffman and Robin Williams star in this…
    DVDBurbank, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [2000] — ACTION 791.43652 HOOK
  • Mermaids! Pirates! Princesses! Necromancy? Enjoy this dark and adventurous tale!
    BookNew York : Imprint, 2020. — YF GRACE
  • Mermaids

    the Myths, Legends, & Lore

    Alexander, Skye
    Ever wanted to know about the half-human creatures of the sea? This is one of the most conclusive and international collection of merfolk stories and factoids I have read. Dive into a world of merfolk!
    BookAvon, Mass. : Adams Media, 2012. — 398.45 AL27
  • Son of Rogues Gallery

    Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys

    Want to hear all things piratical and nautical? Try this album of over 30 songs of Shanties, Pirate songs and more! If you need more convincing, Johnny Depp helped produce it....Just saying.
    Music CDLos Angeles, Calif. : Anti, [2013] — 781.66 SO573