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Walter: The Story of a Rat

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 219 Ratings and 44 Reviews

Book Description
This is the story of a writer and a reader. The writer is a person. The reader is a rat. They share an old house on Long Island, but have never met. How these two lonely creatures discover one another is the essence of this story.
Book Information
PublisherBoyds Mills Press
BindingPaperback (3 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages64
ISBN-101590789482
ISBN-13978-1590789483
Publication Date09/01/2012
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About Barbara Wersba (Author) : Barbara Wersba is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Barbara Wersba include Walter: The Story of a Rat, The Dream Watcher, Whistle me home, ... more
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About Donna Diamond (Illustrator) : Donna Diamond is a published author and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Donna Diamond include Bridge to Terabithia (Thorndike Press Large Pri... more
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Reader Comments
5/7/2009 Loni Edwards said: Beautifully illustrated! Finally, a book that shows rats as the intelligent creatures they are!
tags: I recommend, Inspired me, I read

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