It’s not her intent; it just happens. She gets her chance when she and her best friend, Bayani, face a deadly mythie and survive, attracting the attention of the infamous Captain Shafira. “Combine a pirate adventure of mythic proportions, a uniquely charming cast of characters, and a vivid new fantasy world, and you get Lintang and the Pirate Queen. Email This BlogThis! Young readers who love brave kids and derring-do, mythical monsters, seafaring, complex characters and absorbingly different worlds will lap up Lintang’s adventures.

Tamara has published three books in the Lintang series.

Tamara has published three books in the Lintang series. Also by Tamara Moss. See all . She is currently teaching upper primary. 'Lintang and the Pirate Queen' follows the adventures of a young island girl on a pirate ship in a magical realm that includes many fantastical creatures. Lintang's bravery earns her an invitation onto the ship of the pirate queen, who is on her way to hunt down a nest of vicious sirens. Tamara was the Winner of the West Australian Young Readers Book Award – Hoffman Award in 2019, and Lintang and the Pirate Queen was shortlisted for the Readings Children’s Book …

Lintang and the Pirate Queen is a swashbuckling, middle grades adventure and the first book in a new series by Tamara Moss. . If not for her interference, Lintang would never have started the fire. Lintang is a strong willed girl who often finds herself at odds with her mother. Lintang trusted the Pirate Queen, but then “prayed to Niti she wasn’t wrong.” Later, when the Pirate Queen decides to stay with Lintang until she gets to her destination, Lintang “sent a silent prayer of thanks to the Gods.” In Vierzan, the people have destroyed the Gods’ monuments because “they think the Gods sent mythies to wipe humans out. Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest. Tamara was the Winner of the West Australian Young Readers Book Award - Hoffman Award in 2019, and Lintang and the Pirate Queen was shortlisted for the Readings Children's Book Prize in 2018. Lintang dreams of escaping her island home and having adventures on the high seas. “Combine a pirate adventure of mythic proportions, a uniquely charming cast of characters, and a vivid new fantasy world, and you get Lintang and the Pirate Queen.

--Marissa Meyer, best-selling author of The Lunar Chronicles Lintang is an island girl who longs for daring and danger. . Lintang is a strong willed girl who often finds herself at odds with her mother. Her mother doesn’t think she’s ready, especially when Lintang accidentally sets the larder on fire, burning Mother’s precious panna leaves. Who should read this book?

Tamara was the Winner of the West Australian Young Readers Book Award – Hoffman Award in 2019, and Lintang and the Pirate Queen was shortlisted for the Readings Children’s Book Prize in 2018. Twelve-year-old Lintang yearns for a life on the high seas and is thrilled when offered a chance to set sail with the infamous pirate queen Shafira.

Magical, inventive, and positively unforgettable.” —Marissa Meyer, best-selling author of The Lunar Chronicles Lintang is an island girl who longs for daring and danger. Magical, inventive, and positively unforgettable.” —Marissa Meyer, best-selling author of The Lunar Chronicles Lintang is an island girl who longs for daring and danger. Tamara Moss, Lintang and the Pirate Queen, Random House Australia, 31 July 2017, 336pp., $16.99 (pbk), ISBN: 9780143783435 Lintang dreams of having adventures on the high seas. "Combine a pirate adventure of mythic proportions, a uniquely charming cast of characters, and a vivid new fantasy world, and you get Lintang and the Pirate Queen. Along with various magical beings called mythies and an all-female crew of daring buccaneers, Lintang is soon in the thick of high-spirited adventure and intrigue.

Lintang series. The cause this time is Pelita the troublesome pixie.