We Can't All Be Rattlesnakes
We Can't All Be Rattlesnakes
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We Can't All Be Rattlesnakes by Patrick Jennings
Crusher the snake will charm readers in this entertaining, funny novel about a snake in captivity and how she turns the tables on her human captor.
I am a snake.
No, not a rattlesnake. I just look like one. I'm a gopher snake.
One day an oily, filthy, fleshy human child crossed my path. As luck would have it, he knew the difference between a gopher snake and a rattlesnake. He has imprisoned me in a terrarium. His name is Gunnar. He calls me Crusher. He thinks I'm male. I'm not.
He dropped in a dead mouse and hoped I'd eat it. I buried it. He then dropped in a live one, which he called Breakfast. I didn't lay a coil on it.
Gunnar thinks I'll be his adoring pet. He's wrong.
In fact, I am planning my escape. I may take breakfast with me.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780060821142 |
| ISBN 10 | 0060821140 |
| Title | We Can't All Be Rattlesnakes |
| Author | Patrick Jennings |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Harpercoll |
| Year published | 2009-01-06 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Georgia Children's Book Award (Children's Book) 2011, Short-listed for South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award (Children's) 2011, Short-listed for Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award 2011, Short-listed for Great Stone Face Book Award 2009, Short-listed for Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award (Grades 3-5) 2012 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |