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216 pp.
| Houghton |
September, 2013 |
TradeISBN 978-0-547-79263-7$16.99
(3)
4-6
Illustrated by
Rebecca Bond.
Carly, a likable eleven-year-old orphan living in a ramshackle house on the edge of an ancient and enchanted forest, is nocturnal. She's terribly lonely until she encounters Lewis, a musically gifted rat, whose pack is suddenly and mysteriously dwindling. This is an old-fashioned, fast-paced fantasy with charming black-and-white illustrations and memorable characters, both human and not.