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That pesky rat

A brown street rat, who longs to be someone's pet and to have his very own name, gets lucky when he meets a man in the pet shop who has extremely poor eyesight.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Child, Lauren
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2002.
Subjects:	Pets > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	A brown street rat, who longs to be someone's pet and to have his very own name, gets lucky when he meets a man in the pet shop who has extremely poor eyesight.
Physical Description:	1 v.: ill.
ISBN:	076361873X (alk. paper)
Author Notes:	Lauren Child (born in 1965 in England) is an English author and illustrator. She is best known for writing the Charlie and Lola books and Clarice Bean novels. Her second book in this series, Clarice Bean Spells Trouble, was shortlisted for the 2005 British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year. A number of spin off books are available based on the scripts of the TV shows, though these were not written or illustrated by Child. Charlie and Lola has been sold throughout the world, and has won many prizes, including BAFTAs in 2007 for Best children's Television Show and Best Script. She writes the Ruby Redfort series. Book six, Blink and You Die, is on the bestseller list. Lauren Child lives in London. (Bowker Author Biography)