{"product_id":"rat-rule-79-an-adventure-9781632061027","title":"Rat Rule 79: An Adventure","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\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yonder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781632061027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.11h x 5.43w x 0.87d","brand":"Rivka Galchen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40494138163381,"sku":"9781632061027","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_124daab7-eb59-46ae-a4b7-6beb12168604.jpg?v=1626158069","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/rat-rule-79-an-adventure-9781632061027","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}