Rat Life
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Rat Life
By (Author) Tedd Arnold
Penguin Putnam Inc
Speak
6th August 2009
United States
Classifications
Young Adult
Fiction
FIC
Physical Properties
Paperback
208
Width 128mm, Height 177mm, Spine 13mm
147g
Description
The dead body found in the river has nothing to do with Todd. Sure, a murder is big news, but what would really interest him A paying job. Then he meets Rat, whos already been to Vietnam. And when he offers Todd a gig at the drive-in theater, Todd takes it. But hanging out with Rat leads to a host of perplexing questions. More and more, that corpse from the river is on Todds mind, and no matter how he shifts the pieces around, Rat is always part of the puzzle.
Reviews
Realistically and sensitively written as Todds own manuscript, this entertaining and thoughtful account is an absorbing snapshot of early 1970s life, as well as fast-paced coming-of-age fare that should appeal to young male readers.Kirkus Reviews
Author Bio
Tedd Arnold is the author of such children's classics asNo Jumping on the Bed! and No More Water in the Tub! He has published more than 50 books as author and illustrator. He has received The Theodor Seuss Geisel Honorfor I Spy Fly Guy and has wonTheEdgar Award for his Young Adult Novel, Rat Life.
