{"product_id":"rat-rule-79-an-adventure-paperback","title":"Rat Rule 79: An Adventure - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRivka Galchen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElena Megalos\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Rivka Galchen delivers joy and cleverness reminiscent of \u003ci\u003eThe Phantom Tollbooth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlice in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e, and Hayao Miyazaki movies\" (NPR, Best Books of 2019) in \u003ci\u003eRat Rule 79\u003c\/i\u003e, a brain-twisting adventure story about friendship, growing up, and peanut-butter-pickle sandwiches.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFred and her math-teacher mom are always on the move, and Fred is getting sick of it. She's about to have yet another birthday in a new place without friends. On the eve of turning thirteen, Fred sees something strange in the living room: her mother, dressed for a party, standing in front of an enormous paper lantern--which she steps into and disappears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFred follows her and finds herself in the Land of Impossibility--a loopily illogical place where time has been outlawed by a mad Rat Queen, along with birthday parties and, most cruelly, peanut butter. Fred meets Downer, a downcast white elephant, and Gogo, a pugnacious mongoose mother of seventeen, who help her in her quest to find her mom. Together they must brave dungeons, Insult Fish, a Know-It-Owl, Fearsome Ferlings, and ultimately the Rat Queen herself--and solve an ageless riddle to escape certain doom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGorgeously illustrated and reminiscent of \u003ci\u003eThe Phantom Tollbooth \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e, Rivka Galchen's \u003ci\u003eRat Rule 79 \u003c\/i\u003eis an instant classic for curious readers of all ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 8.11 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 10, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767747117344,"sku":"9781632061027","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f4fac9bd8e27c922b6c45007bd430fb5.webp?v=1780316556","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/rat-rule-79-an-adventure-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}