Daughter of the Pirate King

Reach for this book when your teen is asserting their independence and looking for stories about girls who take the lead without apology. Alosa is a seventeen-year-old captain who deliberately gets captured to retrieve a hidden map, placing her in a high-stakes mission of her own making. While it is a swashbuckling pirate adventure, the heart of the story explores the tension between following a powerful father's orders and discovering one's own moral compass. Parents will appreciate the way it balances a fast-paced mystery with themes of self-confidence and resilience. It is best suited for readers aged 12 and up due to some stylized action sequences and a slow-burning romantic subplot. It is an excellent choice for sparking conversations about agency, the masks we wear to survive, and how to stand tall in male-dominated spaces.