Chester is enrolled in Captain Grey-Fogg's pirate school and, by hook or crook, is determined to become a pirate! After picking out a first mate, Chester begins week-long classes in the art of piracy. Things don't always (or ever) seem to go right for Chester in any of his pirate classes. But, at the end of the week, he gets an unexpected surprise when one of his mishaps changes everything. Pirate-lovers of all ages arrrrgh sure to enjoy reading about Chester's misadventures!