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Captain Wafer, aboard the notorious Sinful Sausage, plots an audacious kidnapping of a celebrated inventor as the crew sets sail for the Thousand Islands. Their plan is challenged by a witch, a firedrake, and the cunning Dr. Silkweed, turning the voyage into a wild, unpredictable quest on the high seas.
First publish date: 1983
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Margaret Mahy
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