Sneak Peek: Ready! Set! Hawaii!

Aloha! The BSG are off on a Hawaiian Cruise. Ready! Set! Hawaii! is available now at a bookstore near you! Read on for an exclusive sneak peek.

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"Whoa!" exclaimed Avery.

"Isn't it grand?" gushed Maeve.

"Fabuloso," agreed Isabel.

"Sweet, very sweet," nodded Katani.

Docked in the Honolulu harbor was the biggest ship any of the Beacon Street Girls had ever seen. It gleamed white against the bright blue sky, almost as big as an island, with a large yellow and red flower painted on the bow and the words "ALOHA!" in flowing red script.

"Did you know ‘Aloha' is Hawaiian for hello and goodbye?" Charlotte asked her four best friends.

"Aloha!" Avery shouted, walking backwards and waving. "Am I coming or going?"

Maeve playfully shoved her friend. Avery was so eager to get going, she started jumping up and down, trying to see over all the people.

"Patience, BSG. We're almost ready to board." Mr. Ramsey, Charlotte's dad, pointed towards two men in official uniforms who were walking towards the gate.

"Hello, you must be the travel writer!"

Charlotte looked up to discover a large man with a bushy red beard smiling down at her dad. He was dressed in a freshly pressed white uniform that she recognized as captain's whites.

"Captain Bob Frawley," the man said, saluting the girls. "I'm the commander of this vessel."

"I'm Richard Ramsey," Charlotte's dad shook Captain Bob's hand and explained that he was the one writing about the cruise for Family Travel magazine.

"Well, you'd better come on up to the front of the line, then, sir!" Captain Bob remarked, and ushered the group past the masses of people who were dressed mostly in brightly colored Hawaiian shirts and either chatting loudly or checking their watches.

"Excuse me! Coming through!" Maeve sang as she maneuvered her giant bags one at a time up to the front of the line.

A short woman with chin-length blonde hair stood at the entrance to the ship, which was blocked off by a maroon velvet rope.

"Aloha! I'm Carla," the she announced in a bright voice. "I'd like to welcome you to Aloha's seven-day deluxe cruise around the Hawaiian Islands. Now if I could please see your tickets."

"These are my first mates, Carla!" Captain Bob turned to the girls. "I run a tight ship, so no shenanigans or I'll have you walkin' the plank, arrrg!"

Katani looked at Captain Bob skeptically. "They let pirates captain cruise ships now?"

He winked at her and leaned in closer to the group. "Can you all keep a secret?"

The BSG looked at each other and nodded.

"I just play a pirate on board for special occasions," he chuckled and disappeared into the ship.

Adapted from the original version.

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