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      I Was a Rat!...or the Scarlet Slippers

      by Philip Pullman
      Published
      Nov 2000
      Main Genre
      Suspense Suspense
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      176
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      Fairytale Retellings: Cinderella

      About This Book

      "I WAS A RAT!"

      So insists a scruffy boy named Roger. Maybe it's true. But what is he now? A terrifying monster running wild in the sewers? The Daily Scourge is sure of it. A victim of "Rodent Delusion"? The hospital nurse says yes. A lucrative fairground freak? He is to M Tapscrew. A champion wriggler and a budding thief? That's what Billy thinks.
      Or just an ordinary small boy, though a little ratty in his habits? Only three people believe this version of the story. And it may take a royal intervention--and a bit of magic--to convince the rest of the world....

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      Genres

      Speculative Fiction Suspense

      Subgenres

      Fantasy

      Themes

      Fairy Tales / Folklore

      Characters & Occupations

      Animals

      Age Level

      Kids (12 & Under) Kids: Middle Grade

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      First Edition Feb 2002 Yearling ISBN 0440416612
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