Pirates join Pippin and all the warriors of The Green Forest in outsmarting the outlaw alien from the planet Nod. This illustrated book of science-fiction adventure introduces the mermaids from The Isle of Dreams and The Pirate Dragon Legion, and is a sequel to the book "The Summer of Nod" It is a book that can be read and enjoyed singly, too.All of the books in this series, "Easy Chapter Books for Older Kids," are especially written for pre-teen and teenagers, and have easy-to-read chapters with plenty of action.Other books in this series:"Kidd Candy's Secret life""Once Upon a Mixed-Up Time ~~ The Time Sledders""Lost""Money Tree Summer""The Summer of Nod""Where's Joe? ~~ The Boy Who Disappeared""Green Games""Red Rocker Runs"I am planning to write many more books in this series.