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Author: Alan Snow

📘 Worse things happen at sea! by Alan Snow

A miracle medicine shortage prompts young Arthur and his Ratbridge friends to set sail aboard the famed rat-pirate vessel Nautical Laundry in search of rare ingredients only to encounter unexpected challenges and an attack at sea.

First publish date: 2014

Authors: Alan Snow

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