The giant rat of Sumatra
Subtitle: or, Pirates galore
By: by Sid Fleischman ; illustrations by John Hendrix
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9780060742386; 9780060742393
Subjects: Juvenile fiction; Fiction; Mexican War, 1846-1848; Pirates; History
Other titles: Pirates galore
Description: A cabin boy on a pirate ship finds himself in San Diego in 1846 as war breaks out between the United States and Mexico.
Table of contents: title: The Giant Rat of Sumatra pokes its nose off the coast of California, and things begin to happen; title: Of piranha fish and a room full of villains; title: In which One-Arm Ginger tips his hand, and I get an earful; title: Desperate events aboard The Giant Rat, and a bucket of whale oil; title: Regarding the fate of The Giant Rat and other important matters; title: Containing one surprise after another; title: In which a pile of rubble bursts apart, and what jumps out; title: And then what happened; title: Containing various matters, including an unpleasant stowaway; title: In which appears the lady in velvet, and Captain Gallows loses his boots; title: In which the tall Mexican talks more than necessary; title: Containing an excess of villains and a kick in the dirt; title: In which I keep my eyes peeled, and the judge gives a hopeless shrug; title: In which Sam'l Spoons returns, and a dead man rises from the deep; title: A whaling ship blunders in, and I peel off my jacket; title: Containing a full account of the notorious duel and how it ended; title: Containing a sprinkle of rain and news of Candalaria; title: Enter the man with fleas in his beard; title: In which news arrives and I leave; title: In which villains spring forth and amazements abound; title: Being full of derring-do and daring don't; title: How the bold Giant Rat of Sumatra met her fate, and history was made; title: Containing all manner of things, including the secret of Don Simplicio; title: In which Candalaria returns, and surprises lurk about; title: Being full of emeralds and punishments and a scruffy ship homeward bound; title: Author's Note: In which the ink-stained writer confesses, and a trilogy is revealed before your eyes.