The Runaway King by Jennifer Nielson

 This book is about a king named Jaron who believes his country, Carthya, is going to be attacked by the neighboring country and the pirates that live there. Nobody believes Jaron, so he must find out for himself if there is going to be a war. He goes undercover and travels to the neighboring country. Once in the neighboring country, he infiltrates the pirates and becomes the Pirate King. After making peace with the pirates, he returns to his kingdom to find out shocking news.
I liked this book because of the mystery of trying to find out who made treason. I also liked the adventure, such as when Jaron must sword fight thieves to protect a little girl.
-- Andrea A.