Water rat

Description:

In 1748 fourteen-year-old Matt, orphaned, crippled, teased by other boys and abused by the man he works for, seeks refuge with a surgeon's family and finds that he is well-equipped to help protect them from pirates on Delaware Bay.

subjects: Pirates,  Adventure and adventurers,  Orphans,  Fiction,  People with disabilities,  Heroes,  History

Places: Delaware Bay (Del. and N.J.)

Times: Colonial period, 1600-1775