The Giant Rat of Sumatra: or Pirates Galore
by By Fleischman, Sid and Hendrix, John (ILT)
Category: Juvenile Fiction , Historical , United States , 19th Century

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. . . .