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Ship of Lost Souls series.
The Lost Souls' mission is to protect Island X from the double threat of pirates and a panther. The problem is that ship captain Scarlet McCray is stuck in port with her prim-and-proper relatives, leaving it to Jem. This installment in the rather flat seafaring series explores issues such as conservation and slavery in the kid-friendly context of a swashbuckling adventure. Glos.