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With Maurice the cat as the brains of the operation, the rats create the plague, then the stupid-looking kid (Keith) pipes them out of town for a fee, to be shared by all conspirators. But the town turns out to have worse problems than a few rats. There's an awful and secret evil lurking, and it falls to three rats, aided by Keith and others, to root it out. This suspenseful adventure is speeded along by the characters' wisecracking patter.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2002