[PW] Children's Book About A Woman Pirate

[JT Thompson]

>Hi Everyone,
>
>A patron came in at the weekend looking for a particular book -
>
>A children's book
>She read it about 12 years ago
>About an Irish Woman Pirate who travels to Scotland and the Caribbean
>The cover features the pirate and her pet tiger
>She participates in a running race against men and wins
>It was written by an Author who usually writes books for adults

If it's about Grainne Mhaol, the Caribbean shouldn't be in it. 
Grainne Mhaol, known in English as Grace O'Malley wasn't actually a 
pirate (English propaganda), but a trader on the west coast of 
Ireland.

Would it possibly have been about Ann(e?) Bonney?