Space Station Rat | 
 enlarge | Author: Michael J. Daley
Publisher: Holiday House
Category: Book
List Price: $6.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 927631
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 181
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0823421511
EAN: 9780823421510
ASIN: 0823421511
Publication Date: January 2, 2008
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Product Description
A lavender rat, which has escaped from a laboratory, accidentally stows away on a space station. In addition to the scientists, technicians, and astronauts on board, a lonely young boy attracts the rat's attention, and she watches him in an effort to get food. When the two encounter each other, the boy is amazed to discover that the rat has been trained to communicate in sign language and by typing. The two misfits begin a friendship based on need, as they fight off efforts to discover and stamp out the stowaway.
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 Good ideas, but not the best book July 11, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
THere are some very good ideas in this book, but they are poorly executed. The writing is pedestrian, the characters are two-dimensional, except for Rat, and the action sequences aren't very clear. Jeff is a very, very whiney child who does nothing but complain in front of his stereotypically preoccupied parents. The worst thing about this book is the repetitive references to the Captain being fat. Kids do not need to be encouraged when it comes to fat jokes, and given the high requirements for physical fitness in space, it is highly doubtful that there would be a fat Captain. The "jokes" add nothing to the plot. There is likely to be a sequel; I am hoping it will be better.
 Delightful Introduction to Science Fiction June 19, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
My 8-year-old son loved this book. I read it to him over a few nights and he was enthralled with the story of a boy whose parents work on a space station and the stowaway Rat. The book is fast-paced and exciting. It has turned on my son to the wonders of science fiction. He wants more, more, more books.
smart & intimate sci-fi fun September 7, 2005
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
My 11 year old son and I enjoyed this story about a boy, and his relationship with a genetically modified, highly intelligent, rat. The boy is staying with his scientist parents on a research space station. The rat is a stow-away who longs for freedom. The boy is bored and lonely. The science fiction elements are credible and believable, not comic book fantasy stuff. The relationships are tender, and the villian, a potentially killer robot named "Nanny" is delightfully evil. Highly recommended.
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