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. . . .
| ISBN: | 9780060742409 |
| Publication date: | 1st August 2006 |
| Author: | Sid Fleischman |
| Illustrator: | John Hendrix |
| Publisher: | Greenwillow Books an imprint of HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 208 pages |
| Genres: |
Adventure Stories Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Historical Fiction Children’s / Teenage fiction: Biographical fiction / autobiographical stories Warfare & Battles Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women |