In Henry and the Sea by Pat Gantz, one moment twelve-year-old Oliver, his fearless little brother Henry, and their father are enjoying a quiet, coastal journey. The next, a pirate flag flutters in the horizon, cutlasses gleam, and the three are hauled aboard the infamous pirate brig, Titania.Life at sea is harsh. Thrust into a foreign world filled with meanness and spite, Oliver toils as a lowly sailor and their father bends over endless canvases in the yardarms and on deck. Five-year-old Henry - small, bright, and utterly unbreakable - somehow coaxes laughter from the hardest hearts on board. But a nail-biting peril closes in, and gambling with Henry's life may demand the greatest risk of all.Packed with courage, cunning, a fierce love between brothers, and unforgettable high-seas adventures, Henry and the Sea ends in an unusual twist of fate.