Daniel Handler 
We Are Pirates 

A boat has gone missing. Goods have been stolen. There is blood in the water. It is the twenty-first century and a crew of pirates is terrorizing the San Francisco Bay.



Phil is a husband, a father, a struggling radio producer and the owner of a large condo with a view of the water. But he»d like to be a rebel and a fortune hunter.



Gwen is his daughter. She»s fourteen. She»s a student, a swimmer and a best friend. But she»d like to be an adventurer and an outlaw.



Phil teams up with his young, attractive assistant. They head for the open road, attending a conference to seal a deal.



Gwen teams up with a new, fierce friend and some restless souls. They head for the open sea, stealing a boat to hunt for treasure.




We Are Pirates! is a novel about our desperate searches for happiness and freedom, about our wild journeys beyond the boundaries of our ordinary lives.



Also, it»s about a teenage girl who pulls together a ragtag crew to commit mayhem in the San Francisco Bay, while her hapless father tries to get her home.