Adventures beyond imagination are waiting right outside your door... When a lonely boy living on a small tourist island off the coast of California befriends a sea lion, he embarks on a journey that will send him on extraordinary adventures and escapades, pit him against an evil pirate, and teach him the value of friendship as he and an unlikely band of heroes risk everything to save each other's lives. A rip-roaring good time filled with action and intrigue, David Michael Layne's Zachary Thackary is as heartfelt as it is entertaining. Zachary Thackary has recently lost his father. Feeling...