I Was a Rat!
I Was a Rat! is a 1999 fairy-tale retelling and fae fiction novel by Philip Pullman. Much of the action takes place in England and London, England. It deals with ficción juvenil, homeless children, rats and adaptations.
18 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 22 editions across 3 languages.
It runs to roughly 175 pages — 3–4 hours of reading at an average pace.
About I Was a Rat!
A little boy turns life in London upside down when he appears at the house of a lonely old couple and insists he was a rat.
Quick answers
Who wrote I Was a Rat!?
I Was a Rat! was written by Philip Pullman and first published in 1999.
What genre is I Was a Rat!?
It is usually shelved as Fairy Tale Retellings and Fae & Fairy Fiction.
How long is I Was a Rat!?
The median edition has 175 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to I Was a Rat!?
Readers who like it often enjoy Stardust, The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales and Tales from a Not-So-Happily Ever After.
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