When You Wish Upon A Rat by Maureen McCarthy
My 2 cents:
When
You Wish Upon A Rat,
a
juvenile fiction book by popular Australian author Maureen McCarthy,
follows a familiar format, yet is still, somehow, fresh – both a
little funny and a little sad.
Ruth Craze, new to teen-age-hood, loses a much-loved
aunt to cancer, and suddenly finds herself extremely dissatisfied
with her home, family and friends. Through an adventure with a rat
and a new friend named Howard, Ruth's eye-opening experience is
reminiscent of stories about a young King Arthur and the wizard
Merlin, and FREAKY FRIDAY (book by Mary Rodgers, movie starring
Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis).
Who's it for? Ages ten and up, and their parents. Heads
up to parents: McCarthy does a great job at showing parents (the good
and the bad) through the eyes of their kids.
Length:
281
pages
Worth
Your Time?
Yes, though I admit I found Rodney (the rat) a little creepy.
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