{"product_id":"9781632061027","title":"Rat Rule 79","description":"\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\n\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\n\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\n\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\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback | Ages 10+ | 256 pages | 5.51\" x 8.27\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rivka Galchen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47099264958696,"sku":"9781632061027x","price":23.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0386\/5896\/5549\/files\/BNCImageAPI_613125e3-81e6-403e-95ae-8c3ffd200447.jpg?v=1741329302","url":"https:\/\/typebooks.live\/products\/9781632061027","provider":"TYPE Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}