This is a REVIEW COPY Edition: The legends and lore of Africa come to life for one American family that finds themselves on a historical journey in the company of pirates, on the run from a secret society, escaping wild creatures, unlocking mysterious clues and discovering the path to an ancient treasure. The story begins with a college professor and his wife who receive a strange package one night containing an archaelogical clue. It bears a summons that reveals a secret that Professor Hunter had left in his past. Now the truth has been intercepted by a Secret Order - and the professor's five mischievous sons. When the Hunter boys resort to sneaking around their ancestral home in search of what their parents are up to, they find themselves caught up in the mystery. The suspense starts mounting as they are led on an unexpected visit to the island of Jamaica. The Backyard Pirate Adventure is the first in a series that begins in the heart of the Caribbean in a place most have never known, the uninhabited regions of Cockpit Country.