I received an electronic ARC from Random House Children's | Knopf Books for Young Readers through NetGalley.
Readers join AJ and his friend Jayden as they seek ways that Jayden and his mom can stay in Miami rather than move away. One option is searching for buried treasure; to their surprise, they find a real gold coin and set off to learn more about the rest of the pirate's hoard. Irarte writes with a light touch and introduces readers to the history of piracy off the Miami coast. He uses characters to offer this information as part of the story, and even includes the typical reactions these boys would have to this. I appreciate the way the author develops the characters and shows how the "curse" affects them as well as the pirate ghosts they encounter. The living and the dead have to work together to find the shipwreck and free the crew to move on.
Mid to upper elementary level readers will appreciate the friendship squabbles and the challenges when a friend has to move away. Plus, who can resist the lure of pirate treasure.

This was a very fun book. I really like the pirate aspect of the book. Captain Grayshark was very different. I would recommend this book to a kid that loves an adventure book.