{"product_id":"the-amazing-maurice-and-his-educated-rodents-9780060012359","title":"The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarnegie Medal Winner * ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults * New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age * \u003cem\u003eVOYA\u003c\/em\u003e Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror * Book Sense Pick\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this standalone Discworld novel, bestselling fantasy grandmaster Sir Terry Pratchett turns a classic fairy tale on its head, and no one will ever look at the Pied Piper--or rats--the same way again!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Hilarious, moving, scary, impishly vulgar, and wickedly wise.\" --\u003cem\u003eLocus \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Amazing Maurice runs the perfect Pied Piper scam. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor this is a town where food is scarce and rats are hated, where cellars are lined with deadly traps, and where a terrifying evil lurks beneath the hunger-stricken streets....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Discworld novels can be read in any order, but \u003cem\u003eThe Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents\u003c\/em\u003e is a standalone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book's feline hero was first mentioned in the Discworld novel \u003cem\u003eReaper Man\u003c\/em\u003e and stars in the movie version of his adventure, \u003cem\u003eThe Amazing Maurice\u003c\/em\u003e, featuring David Tenant, Emilia Clarke, Hamish Patel, and Hugh Laurie. Fans of Maurice will relish the adventures of Tiffany Aching, starting with \u003cem\u003eThe Wee Free Men\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Hat Full of Sky\u003c\/em\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Terry Pratchett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Clarion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.70h x 4.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060012359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e55308 \/ Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Notes and Reprints\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/12\/2003 pg. 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2003 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/12\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePratchett, Terry:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTerry Pratchett\u003c\/strong\u003e (1948-2015) is the acclaimed creator of the globally revered Discworld series. In all, he authored more than fifty bestselling books, which have sold more than one hundred million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43097779044467,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":18.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_afce2f1e-adc7-4ae9-b6c4-2c1926bac195.jpg?v=1748614517","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-amazing-maurice-and-his-educated-rodents-9780060012359","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}