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I Was a Rat!Philip Pullman
I Was a Rat!
by Philip Pullman
An old cobbler and his wife take in a boy who insists he used to be a rat. The newspapers, the palace and a pie shop all take an interest.
A story about children and a grown-up hero, funny and wry in tone. We would put it with children of 8–11, and at a reading age of about 9 for reading alone.
Worth knowing before you buy
- Mild peril
None of this makes it a bad book — often the opposite. It is here so you can decide whether it is right for your child now or in a year or two.
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Chosen by matching age, reading age, tone and subject — not by what is selling.
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