The Amazing New Childrens Novel
Readers rate it 4.3 (14 on Hardcover)
320 pages · Released 2012 · HarperCollins Publishers
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A note for parents
This is a David Walliams humorous children's adventure that centers on a girl protecting her beloved pet rat from harm. While there is bullying and some mildly crude humor typical of Walliams' style, the book rewards kindness, courage, and standing up for what matters. The tone is comedic rather than dark, making it suitable for upper elementary to early middle grade readers.
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"Meet Zoe. She's got a lot of things to be unhappy about.... Her Stepmother is so lazy she asks Zoe to pick her nose for her. And the school bully loves flobbing on her head. Worst of all, the dastardly Burt has terrible plans for her pet rat. I can't tell you what those plans are, but there's a clue in the title of t... "Meet Zoe. She's got a lot of things to be unhappy about.... Her Stepmother is so lazy she asks Zoe to pick her nose for her. And the school bully loves flobbing on her head. Worst of all, the dastardly Burt has terrible plans for her pet rat. I can't tell you what those plans are, but there's a clue in the title of this book.........."
Shelved under
- Bullying
- Families
- Pets
- Juvenile fiction
- Girls
- Rats as pets
- Fiction
- Children's fiction
- Humorous stories
- Spanish language materials
- Ratas
- Novela juvenil
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ISBN 9780007453528 · HarperCollins Publishers