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1750, when times were tough and teeth were rotten. As part of an ancient family tradition, young Atticus Van Tasticus narrowly avoids a life down the coal mines - or worse, going to school - when he gets to choose the gift of a pirate ship from his Grandnan's treasure pile. It's a choice that will change the course of history - well, okay, his story, at least. Atticus pulls together a ragtag bunch misfits - ahem - a tough, brilliant crew and sets out to wreak havoc - I mean, live a piratin' life.

Golf! A podcast about what else? Golf. The good, the bad, the beautiful and the inevitably ugly. Most of all, it's a celebration of the game by the people who love it. Andrew Daddo is joined by true enthusiasts looking to share the love. It's fun, and it's for anyone who's thought about welding a club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the Map of Half Maps finally in the hands of Atticus and his crew, the rest should be easy, right? Wrong! Rattling skeletons, ghosts, monsters from the deep, killer sands and a boiling hot tub are just some of the obstacles between them and certain treasure!

In 1991 Andrew Daddo was sacked as an MTV presenter. Rather than slink back to Australia immediately, Andrew and a guy he'd met at a party named Ray O'Neal set off on a month-long motorcycle journey across America. That summer spent riding cross-country with Ray forged a friendship that Andrew thought would last a lifetime. But in February 2004, Ray died in an accident. He left behind a wife and a young daughter, Rose.

Atticus Van Tasticus is back. And this time he means business. Having escaped certain disaster on the high seas, he's on the scent of treasure. Then the call comes from above: 'Ship ahoy, Captain, ship ahoy!' If only it were good news, which of course it ain't. Vicious, mean and mighty unclean Bjorn Ironhead is on the warpath - and Atticus and his crew are in his sights. Stay and fight, or run and hide? But where do you hide a pirate ship, and who's this Captain Half Map, and, most of all, where's that treasure of treasures?

Dylan is struggling. He's struggling with the acne that has declared war on his face, struggling with his pushy younger sister, with his nagging mum and his dad, who never has time for him anymore; struggling with his old phone-me-down; and struggling with his constant preoccupation with girls and what might happen if he manages to snag one. Struggling, but surviving. But when Dylan's creative-writing piece is read out in class, it sets off a chain of events that sends him on a frantic roller coaster of emotions.

Hilariously funny yet painfully poignant, this is a powerful and insightful story from a well-loved Australian writer. Dylan is struggling. He’s struggling with the acne that has declared war on his face, struggling with his pushy younger sister, with his nagging mum and his dad who never has time for him anymore, struggling with his old phone-me-down and struggling with his constant preoccupation with girls, and what might happen if he manages to snag one?