Giant Rat of Sumatra : Or Pirates Galore
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Children's - Grade 4-6, Age 9-11
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4.8
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194 p.
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A cabin boy on a pirate ship finds himself in San Diego in 1846 as war breaks out between the United States and Mexico.A swashbuckling tale of thievery and revenge
The Giant Rat of Sumatra is the most notorious pirate ship in the Pacific. Its ferocious figurehead, a rat with crooked teeth and gouged-out eyes, strikes fear in the heart of every seafaring crew. Now the ship has dropped anchor in San Diego. Twelve-year-old cabin boy Shipwreck -- so named after he was rescued from the sea by the pirates -- is anxious to begin his long journey home to Boston. Instead, he finds himself swept up in a treacherous plot. It seems his adventure is only just beginning. . . .
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