The Giant Rat of Sumatra: Or Pirates Galore

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. . . .

Author: Sid Fleischman
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Published: 08/01/2006
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780060742409

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.5
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 85481 / Giant Rat of Sumatra: Or Pirates Galore


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/16/2006 pg. 56

About the Author
Fleischman, Sid: -

Sid Fleischman wrote more than sixty books for children, adults, and magicians. Among his many awards was the Newbery Medal for his novel The Whipping Boy. The author described his wasted youth as a magician and newspaperman in his autobiography The Abracadabra Kid. His other titles include The Entertainer and the Dybbuk, a novel, and three biographies, Sir Charlie: Chaplin, The Funniest Man in the World; The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West; and Escape! The Story of The Great Houdini.