José and the Pirate Captain Toledano
José’s father is in prison and the evil Captain DeGuzman is after him.
Will José’s dangerous secret destroy them all?
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What the Book Is About
Jewish Content & Values
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What the Book Is About
It’s 1547, and 14-year-old José and his father are Portuguese refugees living in the colony of Santo Domingo. José knows he’s different from everyone else, but it isn’t until the evil Captain DeGuzman arrests his father that José learns they’re Jewish and hiding from the Spanish Inquisition. After his father is arrested, José escapes to a pirate ship that had just come ashore. But when José and the Pirate Captain Toledano learn they share a dangerous secret, José’s future is plunged into uncertainty.
This action-packed graphic novel is a coming-of-age story about survival, justice, figuring out who you are, and finding your tribe.
This action-packed graphic novel is a coming-of-age story about survival, justice, figuring out who you are, and finding your tribe.
Jewish Content & Values
- José, his father, and Captain Toledano are all crypto-Jews, members of the Sephardic Jewish community expelled from Spain in 1492 as part of the Inquisition.
- José and Captain Toledano speak Ladino, or Judeo-Spanish, a mix of Spanish, Hebrew, Turkish, and other languages.
- The only heirloom that José escapes with is a silver kiddush cup. Captain Toledano and José use it to celebrate Shabbat at the end of the book.
- Justice is a central theme in this book; at one point, Captain Toledano quotes the famous words from the book of Deuteronomy: “Justice, justice, you shall pursue.”
Content Advisory
As this is a pirate story set during the Inquisition, there are fight scenes and a reference to Captain Toledano’s father being burned at the stake by Captain DeGuzman’s father. However, there are no graphic scenes or drawings.
What the Book Is About
What the Book Is About
It’s 1547, and 14-year-old José and his father are Portuguese refugees living in the colony of Santo Domingo. José knows he’s different from everyone else, but it isn’t until the evil Captain DeGuzman arrests his father that José learns they’re Jewish and hiding from the Spanish Inquisition. After his father is arrested, José escapes to a pirate ship that had just come ashore. But when José and the Pirate Captain Toledano learn they share a dangerous secret, José’s future is plunged into uncertainty.
This action-packed graphic novel is a coming-of-age story about survival, justice, figuring out who you are, and finding your tribe.
This action-packed graphic novel is a coming-of-age story about survival, justice, figuring out who you are, and finding your tribe.
Jewish Content & Values
Jewish Content & Values
- José, his father, and Captain Toledano are all crypto-Jews, members of the Sephardic Jewish community expelled from Spain in 1492 as part of the Inquisition.
- José and Captain Toledano speak Ladino, or Judeo-Spanish, a mix of Spanish, Hebrew, Turkish, and other languages.
- The only heirloom that José escapes with is a silver kiddush cup. Captain Toledano and José use it to celebrate Shabbat at the end of the book.
- Justice is a central theme in this book; at one point, Captain Toledano quotes the famous words from the book of Deuteronomy: “Justice, justice, you shall pursue.”
Content Advisory
Content Advisory
As this is a pirate story set during the Inquisition, there are fight scenes and a reference to Captain Toledano’s father being burned at the stake by Captain DeGuzman’s father. However, there are no graphic scenes or drawings.
