I Was a Rat!

"I Was a Rat!" So insists a scruffy boy named Roger. Maybe it's true. But what is he now? A terrifying monster running wild in the sewers? The Daily Scourge is sure of it. A victim of "Rodent Delusion"? The hospital nurse says yes. A lucrative fairground freak? He is to Mr. Tapscrew. A champion wriggler and a budding thief? That's what Billy thinks. Or just an ordinary small boy, though a little ratty in his habits? Only three people believe this version of the story. And it may take a royal intervention--and a bit of magic--to convince the rest of the world. Set against the backdrop of a Royal Wedding--and a playful parody of the press, I Was a Rat! is a magical weaving of humor, fairy tale, and adventure.

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From the acclaimed author of the His Dark Materials trilogy comes an outrageously funny middle-grade twist on a familiar fairy tale.

Product details

• Authors: Kevin Hawkes, Philip Pullman
• Assisted by: Kevin Hawkes (Illustration)
• Publisher: Yearling Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 12.02.2002
• EAN: 9780440416616
• ISBN: 978-0-440-41661-6
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 194 mm x 11 mm
• Series: A Yearling Book; A Yearling Book
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age