Discovering she has a younger brother on the day her mother passed away unexpectedly isn't the most bizarre thing 14 year old Jules Starling has to deal with, time traveling and getting shanghaied by pirates is. Daring and clever Jules Starling has just lost her mother and met the twelve year old bookish brother she never knew she had for the first time. Before she even has a chance to get settled into her new home at Ramblewood with her brother Henry and their aunt Vianne, every part of the real world they know begins to unravel swiftly!When Vianne goes missing and they begin a search for her, traveling through time by accident is only the beginning of a series of unimaginable surprises and wild adventures for the Starling children. After a dreamlike visit to the Time Palace and a strict warning not to do anything or go anywhere, they are shanghaied onto a fantastical ship by a rogue pirate and a world class crew, adventuring through oceans, air, and space.Their new friends are a tremendous support, but the search for Vianne takes them on a dangerous quest much further than they ever dreamed they could go. Jules and Henry soon discover that they'll have to find courage, bravery, and strength in themselves and in each other if they ever hope to overcome the formidable challenges they must face and succeed in their vital mission!This is the first book in the much-loved Starling Chronicles series, which takes the Starling children on many extraordinary adventures through space and time!YA+