Giant Rat of Sumatra

<p>A swashbuckling tale of thievery and revenge</p><p><em>The Giant Rat of Sumatra</em> 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. . . . </p>