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Kris & The Pirates (The Adventures of Kris) by Art Blegen – Review by Kristan Anderson

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Kris & the Pirates: The Adventures of Kris by Art Blegen was such a fun book! My 3.5 and I used it as a read aloud and she thought the book was funny and has been pretending to be a pirate! This is a part of a series that I will absolutely be following. However, I didn’t read book one but that didn’t feel like it mattered much. Kris was meant to be going to a party with her dad but she didnt want to. She decided she was too big for that and wanted to read instead. Being so into the book, Kris’ imagination ran wild to where she was IN the story. Getting so lost in the book, she found herself in the jungle getting help from different animals and staying away from pirates. My daughter and I enjoyed this book. The author was descriptive and made you feel like you were truly in the story …. In the story! A two for one book with a positive outcome. Though I read to my preschooler, I’d say this would be a perfect book for ages 6-8. It was a lovely story and I’m excited to see where her next adventures take her and us!

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Kris & The Pirates (The Adventures of Kris) by Art Blegen – Review by Jayme Raffauf

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is one of several books in The Adventures of Kris series. I really enjoyed this book and will be recommending them to my son and his friends! A great chapter book for young elementary readers. The storyline was also really exciting, fun, and full of adventures. Kris is a great lead character and uses her imagination and her love of books to bring the reader along with her on some great adventures. I loved the connection with all the characters and animals in the story. This is a definite book recommendation for young readers. Well done!

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Kris & The Pirates (The Adventures of Kris) by Art Blegen – Review by Shannen Kern

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was such a delightful chapter book to read with both of my kiddos! I read it through once, and then we read it altogether. It felt like we were going on the adventure with Kris which was an absolute blast! My kids are 8 and 12 years old so they’re close to the target audience range. My 8-year-old has a bit of trouble getting through some chapter books as he loses interest quickly, but he stuck with this one and said the pictures were fun. We go on an adventurous journey through the high seas that have none other than dangerous pirates! Even though I am much older than who the author is aiming for, I truly enjoyed journeying with Kris. I highly recommend having this in your classroom or at home for the young ones in your life!

Reviewed by @shannlynn

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Kris & The Pirates (The Adventures of Kris) by Art Blegen – Review by Nina Maes

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Grand Adventure! This is a great for first time chapter reading, fast paced and adventurous. Strong characters and engaging storyline. I love how this author taps into your imagination and keeps you to the end. Looking forward to reading more from this author.Kris & The Pirates: The Adventures of KrisKris & The Pirates: The Adventures of Kris by Art Blegen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Grand Adventure! This is a great for first time chapter reading, fast paced and adventurous. Strong characters and engaging storyline. I love how this author taps into your imagination and keeps you to the end. Looking forward to reading more from this author.

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Kris & The Pirates: The Adventures of Kris by Art Blegen-Review by Victoria McQuigg

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Kris & The Pirates: The Adventures of Kris by Art Blegen is an elementary early reader’s chapter book. This is a cute and fun story about Kris that takes getting sucked into a story to a new level. The characters are fun and the story is truly enjoyable. Perfect for any young reader. 4 out of 5 stars.

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Kris & The Pirates (The Adventures of Kris) by Art Blegen – Review by Toni Sellers

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Kris &The Pirates: The Adventures of Kris
This was the perfect adventure book for young readers, 6-12 years old. My grandson is almost 11 and he enjoyed it. It is a story within a story, that takes Kris on an exciting adventure filled with pirates and treasure, friendship, action and more.
The book will also help your young reader with overcoming fear, being brave and with accepting challenges. This is a series of books but can definitely be read as standalones.

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Kris & The Pirates (The Adventures of Kris) by Art Blegen – Review by Tausha Treadway

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Kris & The Pirates (The Adventures of Kris) by Art Blegen. This is such a good kids read. Its the story of Kris who is not looking forward to going to a costume party with her dad. Trying not to think about it she decide to read her book. Her book is a lot more fun than some costume party, its full of pirates, secret treasures and fun animals that talk. While she is reading her book the story also talks about not wasting time and spending time with family along with learning about boats and the names of certain spots on the boat. This book is for older kids maybe around 11-14 and is so fun and full of adventure. This is the second book in the series but can be read as a standalone! Great book for the pre teen, early teen in your life!

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Kris & The Pirates (The Adventures of Kris) by Art Blegen – Review by Trisha Cargile

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

“Kris & The Pirates” by Art Blegen is an enthralling adventure that takes readers on a captivating journey across the high seas. Set in the golden age of piracy, the story follows the young protagonist, Kris, as he embarks on a quest for freedom and redemption. Blegen’s vivid descriptions and characters bring the world of pirates to life, immersing the readers in a world of danger, intrigue, and action. The pacing is steady, keeping readers on the edge of their seats from start to finish. With its blend of historical accuracy and imaginative storytelling, “Kris & The Pirates” is a must-read for fans of adventure fiction.

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Kris & The Pirates (The Adventures of Kris) by Art Blegen – Review by Crystal Brehant

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This story is a cute adventure and an easy read for young kids. I read this with my 7yo son who enjoyed it. It was fast paced and kept him entertaining the whole time. Meeting all of the different animals had to be my sons favorite parts, especially the turtle laying eggs. I love how it is a story about a child getting lost in a book.

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Kris & The Pirates (The Adventures of Kris) by Art Blegen – Review by Carrie Reed

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Wonderful book! I was so entranced in the story that I thought Kris was really a part of the ship’s crew. Kris meets Stevie the Sloth, Tammy the Turtle, Sammy the Snake and Michael the Monkey along her way through the jungle, trying to hide from the pirates while also figuring out a way to save her crew. It was fun to watch her problem solve and plan for the rescue and she was pretty cleaver in getting them free. I enjoyed reading the descriptions of the pirates she came in contact with as well as her never give up attitude. I look forward to more adventures with Kris.

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Kris & The Pirates (The Adventures of Kris) by Art Blegen – Review by Tara Johnson Barnes

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Kris and the Pirates is book two in The Adventures of Kris series. It is a children’s chapter book geared towards children between the ages of ten to fourteen years of age. The book follows the adventures of a young girl named Kris as she becomes immersed into the stories she reads and shares the adventures alongside the characters in the book. Kris is not eager to attend a costume party with her family because she feels that dressing up in costumes is only acceptable at Halloween, not in March. To take her mind off the party she is reluctant to attend she decides to escape into the world of her book. The story takes her on an exciting adventure where she gets to sail the seas, go swimming, meet pirates, go on an island, and make friends with talking animals. Kris learns about friendship, overcoming fear, sailing, being brave, and how to overcome challenges. A fun and entertaining read.

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Kris & The Pirates (The Adventures of Kris) by Art Blegen – Review by Laura Jones

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Kris & The Pirates (The Adventures of Kris) by Art Blegen – Review by Lorralei Hoerner

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

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Kris & The Pirates is part of The Adventures of Kris series and what a delightful and fun read. This is a chapter book for ages 6-10 that is full of fun, adventure, sailors, pirates and animals. This story can be enjoyed even for the young at heart. I am already looking forward to more Adventures with Kris.

Kris is not loving the idea of having to go to a costume party….especially when it is in the month of March!! As her dad asks if she would like to dress up as a pirate..Kris only wants to be a knight. As she opens up her book to read and relax she is pulled into a story of sailing the high seas as a sailor. When Kris and her friend James spot land they want to explore and go swimming. When things do not go as planned and pirates take capture of all of Kris’ sailor friends…she embarks on a journey of adventure trying to help free the sailors…meeting new animal friends and helps Kris think how they can help…. will Kris be able to free all her sailor friends from the pirates?

Definitely read and find out….such a fun read.

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Kris & The Pirates (The Adventures of Kris) by Art Blegen – Review by Santana Hicks

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Kris is supposed to go to a costume party later on in the day. She doesn’t want to go therefore she didn’t get a costume ready. She decided to just wear her Halloween costume that is now too small. Her father suggests going as a pirate since that appears to be a quick and easy costume but Kris insists that she hates pirates.

Kris settles into a book where she fully immerses herself into it and finds herself sailing the seas with some sailors. They find an island close by to go swimming. Little did they know that this island was full of pirates ready to capture the crew and steal their ship.

Kris is the only one who got away so it is up to her to rescue her fellow crew mates. Kris has to face her fear of pirates if she wants to return home. She meets some animal friends along the way to help her.

This book was very vividly written. The author went into such beautiful detail about the surrounding areas that it was easy to see myself there with Kris. I also really liked how the author gave the animals personalities close to their actual animal traits, throwing in some information about animals along this adventure.

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Kris & The Pirates (The Adventures of Kris Book #2) by Art Blegen – Review by Angela Hayes

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

 

4 Stars

 

Chris and the Pirates is the second book in The Adventures of Kris series by Art Blegen. Kris’s love of reading and vivid imagination means that she gets lost in her books and the stories they contain, getting pulled into all the adventures and experiencing everything alongside the ‘characters’. This time she is set for a bit of a pirate adventure, with islands, treasure, action, friendships, overcoming challenges, dealing with fear, being brave, a rescue mission, agendas, and dramatic developments.
This is a intriguing children’s chapter book, that is aimed at children aged 10- 14 years. It was quite a fun read, but also has some lessons/facts to learn along the way. With sailing ships and sailors, to pirates, games, new friendships, songs, talking animals (Sammy the snake, Tammy the turtle, Jack the macaw, Michael the monkey king, and Stevie the sloth), beaches, jungle, swimming, dolphins, vivid world-building, and plenty of imagination, as well as a few small illustrations to head up each chapter, made this a very engaging story.
Even though it is the second book in the series, it could be read as a standalone without feeling like you are missing anything, as from what I can gather, each book is a ‘self-contained’ adventure starring Kris. But, having said that I am curious to see what she gets up to in the other books, so I will be going back and reading the first book before continuing on with the series.
The series consists of (so far):
-Kris & The Missing Prince (Book #1)
-Kris & The Pirates (Book #2)
-Kris and The Cowboys (releasing soon)

A fun adventure.
Happy Reading…

Thank you, Art Blegen!

 

Reviewed by @angelahayes

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Kris & The Pirates (The Adventures of Kris) by Art Blegen – Review by Julie Johnson

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

There’s a costume party and Kris isn’t wanting to go. She’s engrossed in her book and on an adventure! She’s swimming with dolphins and teaching a sailor to swim when all of a sudden, they are surrounded by pirates. The entire crew of sailors, except for Kris and her friend James are captured by the pirates. Kris finds herself running through the jungle and making friends who will help her and her crew out.

This is a super cute book that is full of adventure! Young readers will love to tell this story so sit in your comfy chair and ready yourself!

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Kris & The Pirates (The Adventures of Kris) by Art Blegen – Review by Krista Moulthrop

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This would be perfect to read to your kids as the chapters are decently short, or would be a great read for kids just getting into chapter books. Kris likes to get lost in a good book, and this time she goes on a grand adventure with a pirate crew, but when everyone gets captured by bad pirates, she has to swiftly figure out how to save everyone. She meets many different animals along the way, and even learns some things about each one. This story really shows how we can go on so many adventures just by reading.

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Kris & The Pirates (The Adventures of Kris) by Art Blegen – Review by Kerry Baker

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book is a brilliant, entertaining story that is well written and perfect for its intended audience. My daughter has just moved on to reading books like this and it was a great addition to add to her collection. We both connected with the story easily and became really engrossed in the story. It was written in a way to draw you in and painted a creative image.
The book is exciting and action packed the whole way. It grabs your attention and makes you want to read more. At each page my daughter was asking questions and wanted to know about the story. this was a really great book and a fantastic way to discover a new author.

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Kris & The Pirates (The Adventures of Kris) by Art Blegen – Review by Jenni Bishop

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Kris & The Pirates colourful and imaginative adventure story. Young readers will be swept away and into the story just as Kris does when she sees herself and her crew face off against pirates.
It is full of fun, information and facts that makes the story even more interesting and is brought to life with the complementing illustrations. Learning things about ships, animals and more. Besides the fun the story instils ideals on overcoming fear and perseverance.
Children will love the adventure.

Reviewed by @jennadb

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Kris & The Pirates (The Adventures of Kris) by Art Blegen – Review by Jennifer Crain

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

“Kris & The Pirates: The Adventures of Kris” by Art Blegen is a thrilling and action-packed story that will keep readers on the edge of their seats. The story follows Kris, who sets out for a fun day at the beach but ends up on an unexpected adventure filled with pirates, danger, and excitement.

I was immediately drawn into the story by the vivid description of the island and the suspenseful encounter with the pirates. The author does a fantastic job of building tension and keeping the reader engaged throughout the story. Kris is a brave and resourceful protagonist, and her determination to rescue the crew and escape from the pirates is inspiring.

The plot is well-paced, and the action sequences are exciting and well-written. The author’s attention to detail and descriptive writing truly bring the story to life, making it easy for readers to visualize the scenes and feel like they are right there alongside Kris on her daring adventure.

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Kris & The Pirates (The Adventures of Kris) by Art Blegen
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Genre – Kids, Adventure
Page Count – 95
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It was supposed to be a fun day at the beach.
In the middle of the ocean, Kris finds an island with beautiful, sandy beaches. The ideal place to go swimming! Once she can teach the biggest, strongest sailor not to be afraid of the water, that is.
The perfect day is interrupted when a bunch of pirates appear out of the jungle. They capture the crew and chase Kris through the jungle. Now the pirates are trying to steal the ship and leave Kris and the crew stranded on the island.
Can Kris escape the Pirates?
Can she rescue the crew?
Can they steal their own ship back and get home?
Kris & The Pirates is the next installment of The Adventures of Kris, where imagination and friendship can overcome any obstacle.

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Art Blegen is an author of children’s books for young readers. His series “The Adventures of Kris” features a feisty young girl based on a young baseball player he once coached.

Art is an advocate for educating children and their parents to ensure they have a healthy balance of positive examples in their lives. Wholesome stories and a healthy imagination can lay the foundation they will use for the rest of their lives.

Before returning to school to receive his Master’s of Divinity in 2018, he spent ten years coaching youth sports. This gave him a deep insight into the ways children’s minds work and how to tap into their vivid imaginations.

Art is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church. One of his favorite moments each week is when he has the opportunity to sit down with the children in the church for story time.

Each child is important, and each family matters to Art. Art is active in his spare time, playing with his grandchildren, and serving the community by encouraging places and activities where children can thrive.

Reader feedback is always important to Art.  He considers his readers part of the team and would be overjoyed to hear your thoughts and suggestions for future books!

Art and his wife Annabell live in Moline, IL.

You can discover more about Art at: www.artblegen.com.

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