The A Maurice and His Educated Rodents

The A Maurice and His Educated Rodents (Discworld 28) The Barnes & Noble Review With the debut of his first young-adult novel, science fiction writer Terry Pratchett invites readers ages 12 and up to visit Discworld -- an i At the heart of this tale is a slightly twisted take on the old Pied Piper the cast of equally talented rats who bear such coerous Beans Maurice and the rats have tea lad na scheeneral nuisance of thes -- until the townsfolk becoet rid of them Then Maurice and Keith appear on the scene and offer to save the day by ridding the town of its infestation for a sroup arrives in the town of Bad Blintz and gets hooked up with Malicia, a young girl with a vivid i trouble When it&39;s discovered that Bad Blintz already has a rat problem -- one that a couple of shifty-eyed rat catchers clai beneath the town&39;s streets is an obstacle course ofrattraps and noxious poisons And beyond that is a ine it As Maurice and the rats battle for their very survival, a nuood versus evil, and the sacrifice of the few for the hter fare in these troubled ti for in Pratchett&39;s vision Despite plenty of razor-sharp wit and lighthearted moments, this tale has an underbelly as dark as the tunnels beneath Bad Blintz Though The A Maurice and His Educated Rodents is deeply witty and engaging, some readers may find parts of the story -- descriptions of how some of the rats die and how others eat their dead -- rather intense (Beth Amos)