{"product_id":"books-rat-rule-79-by-rivka-galchen","title":"Rat Rule 79","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e New Yorker \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e20 Under 40 author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAtmospheric Disturbances \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ecomes a brain-twisting adventure story of a girl named Fred on a quest through a world of fantastical creatures, strange logic, and a powerful prejudice against growing up.\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 is outlawed, words carry dire consequences, and her unlikely allies are a depressed white elephant and a pugnacious mongoose mother of seventeen. With her new friends, Fred sets off in search of her mom, braving dungeons, Insult Fish, Fearsome Ferlings, and a mad Rat Queen. To succeed, the trio must find the solution to an ageless riddle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGorgeously illustrated and reminiscent of \u003ci\u003eThe Phantom Tollbooth\u003c\/i\u003e and \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","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53674603446545,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781632060990.jpg?v=1781534423","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-rat-rule-79-by-rivka-galchen","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}