The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.85 (534 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0753114062 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This streetwise alley cat knows the value of cold, hard cash and can talk his way into and out of anything. But when Maurice and his cohorts decide to con the town of Bad Blinitz, it will take more than fast talking to survive the danger that awaits. After a few days of this, it was amazing how glad people were to see the kid with his magical rat pipe. When one of the world's most acclaimed fantasy writers turns a classic fairy tale on its head, no one will ever look at the Pied Piper -- or rats -- the same way again!. And they were amazing when the rats followed hint out of town.They'd have been really amazed if they'd ever found out that the rats and the piper met up with a cat somewhere outside of town
Ages 12-up. First, they're twigged by Malicia Grim (granddaughter and grand-niece of the Sisters Grim), then they encounter a pair of conniving rat-catchers, a real pied piper and an evil something lurking in the town's cellars. Could this mean more tales to come? Readers will eagerly hope so. In the end, while the others settle down, Maurice hits the road and is last seen approaching another "stupid-looking kid" with a money-making proposition. They triumph, of course, and there's even a glimmer of redemption for the deliciously self-centered Maurice, who tackles the "Grim Squeaker" and bargains for the life of his rat comrade Dangerous Beans. The motley con artists' pied piper scam is highly successful until the rats develop a conscience. From Publishers Weekly For this outrageously cheeky tale, British writer Pratchett pairs a dynamite plot with memorable characters a group of intelligent rats sporting such monikers as Ha
Matthew Ries said A Simpler Story But Still Very Good. The piped piper comes to a town in Uberwald, but finds that he’s late to the show that features cats, rats, and stupid-looking kids talking to one another. The twenty-eighth and first young adult entry of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents finds the residents—new and old, human and nonhuman—town of Bad Blintz figuring out the fine line between real. WriteOn said Maurice is so much better than Garfield or Heathcliff. Terry Pratchett is a great author to introduce to thoughtful young people. There was a lame factor "pied piper" concept to get over. The book very quickly gets philosophically deep as it explores morality and death, leadership and bravery and what it means to be clever. The author is one of those people who is human in a good way. The story vibes with my own morals and values making the process of sharing them with m. Not Pratchett's best Discworld work Mrs. Entity I found this one a bit tedious and predictable. The cat was really unlikable in the beginning, and the boy is boring and two-dimensional, which made it hard to get into the book. It doesn't involve any of the Discworld characters from any of the other books. The rat characters are well-developed, and I liked them. But I'm reading my way through the Discworld series, so I slogged through this one. The ending was prett