Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat by Lynne Jonell
Emmy was a good girltoo good, perhaps. The rat, whose cage sat on the counter next to Emmys desk, was not so good. On the other hand, he was the only one in Emmys class who would talk to her. The rest of the kids barely knew she existed. Even her teacher didnt seem to know she was there! Only her nanny, the lovely-but-sinister Miss Barmy, really pays her much attention. And Emmy would rather she didnt . . . Why does the rat talk to Emmy and no one else? Why do Emmys schoolmates hardly notice she exists? And what is Miss Barmy really after? Teasing out the answers to these questions will plunge Emmy into a wild adventure where everything she holds dearincluding her parents lives!is at risk. Endlessly inventive, uproariously funny, and utterly endearing, Lynne Jonells sensational debut novel will delight the entire family.Lynne Jonell is the author of the widely praised picture books Emmy and the Amazing Shrinking Rat, Emmy and the Home for Difficult Girls, and The Secret of Zoom, as well as the novels Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat, Emmy and the Home for Distressed Girls, and The Secret of Zoom. Her works have received numerous awards, including Junior Library Guild Choices and a Smithsonian Notable Book. Jonell was born in Little Falls, Minnesota, and grew up in a Minneapolis suburb. She presently teaches writing at the Loft Literary Center and lives in a hilltop mansion in Plymouth, Minnesota, with her husband and two sons.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780312384609 |
| ISBN 10 | 0312384602 |
| Title | Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat |
| Author | Lynne Jonell |
| Series | Emmy And The Rat |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Square Fish |
| Year published | 2008-09-02 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Grades 3-5) 2010, Short-listed for Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award (Grades 3-5) 2010 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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