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I Was a Rat!: Or, the Scarlet Slippers
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Product Description
An intriguing and exciting tale about a rat who turned into a little boy and couldn't change back again, reissued in a new paperback edition.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #62815 in Books
- Published on: 2004-11-04
- Binding: Paperback
- 179 pages
Editorial Reviews
Synopsis
When a small boy turns up on Bob and Joan's doorstep unable to say much except 'I was a rat', the kindly couple adopt him. It seems strange but Bob reads about odder things every day in his newspaper. To them, the sunny little chap is Roger, and he's trying hard to adapt to human life. But when he gets lost and ends up on the run, other people, egged on by their newspapers, are quick to see him as the Monster, a rodent fiend who could terrorise the town. Only a friend in a very high place could save Roger from the authorities who are determined to exterminate him- Cleverly weaving elements of the Cinderella story into a subtle parody of modern times, master storyteller Philip Pullman has created a gallery of fascinating characters from the virtuous to the villainous, in a book which will grip every reader who picks it up.
From the Publisher
An intriguing and exciting tale about a rat who turned into a little boy and couldn't change back again, reissued in a new paperback edition.
From the Back Cover
'I WAS A RAT!' So insists Roger. Maybe it's true. But what is he NOW? A terrifying monster rampaging in the sewers? The Daily Scourge is sure of it. A money-spinning fairground freak? He is to Mr Tapscrew. A champion wriggler and a downy card? That's what Billy hopes. Or just an ordinary small boy, though a little ratty in his habits? Only three people believe this version of the story. Only one of them knows who Roger really is. And luckily a story about her can sell even more newspapers than one about a rat-boy ...
'All life is here in this skilful unfolding of a very human tale from a great storyteller' The Bookseller
'Combining elements of fairy tale, satire, slapstick humour and suspenseful melodrama ... a glorious tale' Guardian
Customer Reviews
Good, but as we know the best was yet to come....
A nice story, the BBC production did it fair too, Phillip Pullman is a very talented writer, and this is a good example of his earlier and shorter works. It makes a great book to read to the kids before you tuck them up for bed, and an adult can enjoy it too.
