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Boris von der Borch is a mean, greedy old pirate--tough as nails, through and through, like all pirates. Or is he? When a young boy sneaks onto Boris's ship, he discovers that Boris and his mates aren't quite what he expected.
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Classical in form, effortless, intimate and warm.
- classical in formformally daring
- effortlessdemanding
- intimateepic
- warmbleak
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the book
- Author
- Mem Fox, Kathryn Brown
- First published
- 1994
- Pages
- 32
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House, Scholastic Inc., Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
- Editions
- 8
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780590132152
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“He was tough.”
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