num_pages: 208
description: A swashbuckling tale of thievery and revengeThe 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. . . .
language: English
title: GIANT RAT SUMATRA
titlecomplete: GIANT RAT SUMATRA
genres: Middle Grade, Pirates, Historical Fiction, Historical, Childrens, Juvenile, Young Adult, Adventure, Fiction
ratings_count: 221
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: Greenwillow