{"product_id":"i-was-a-rat-9780440416616","title":"I Was a Rat!","description":"\"I Was a Rat!\" So insists a scruffy boy named Roger. Maybe it's true. But what is he now? A terrifying monster running wild in the sewers? \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Scourge\u003c\/i\u003e is sure of it. A victim of \"Rodent Delusion\"? The hospital nurse says yes. A lucrative fairground freak? He is to Mr. Tapscrew. A champion wriggler and a budding thief? That's what Billy thinks. Or just an ordinary small boy, though a little ratty in his habits? Only three people believe this version of the story. And it may take a royal intervention--and a bit of magic--to convince the rest of the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet against the backdrop of a Royal Wedding--and a playful parody of the press, \u003ci\u003eI Was a Rat!\u003c\/i\u003e is a magical weaving of humor, fairy tale, and adventure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePHILIP PULLMAN is one of the most acclaimed writers working today. He is best known for the His Dark Materials trilogy (\u003ci\u003eThe Golden Compass, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass\u003c\/i\u003e), which has been named one of the top 100 novels of all time by \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e and one of the all-time greatest novels by \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also won many distinguished prizes, including the Carnegie Medal for \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Compass \u003c\/i\u003e(and the reader-voted \"Carnegie of Carnegies\" for the best children's book of the past seventy years); the Whitbread (now Costa) Award for \u003ci\u003eThe Amber Spyglass\u003c\/i\u003e; a Booker Prize long-list nomination (\u003ci\u003eThe Amber Spyglass\u003c\/i\u003e); Parents' Choice Gold Awards (\u003ci\u003eThe Subtle Knife\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Amber Spyglass\u003c\/i\u003e); and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, in honor of his body of work. In 2004, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It has recently been announced that \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Dust\u003c\/i\u003e, the much anticipated new book from Mr. Pullman, also set in the world of His Dark Materials, will be published as a major work in three parts, with the first part to arrive in October 2017. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Philip Pullman is the author of many other much-lauded novels. Other volumes related to His Dark Materials: \u003ci\u003eLyra's Oxford, Once Upon a Time in the North\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Collectors\u003c\/i\u003e. For younger readers: \u003ci\u003eI Was a Rat!; Count Karlstein; Two Crafty Criminals; Spring-Heeled Jack, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Scarecrow and His Servant.\u003c\/i\u003e For older readers: the Sally Lockhart quartet: \u003ci\u003eThe Ruby in the Smoke, The Shadow in the North, The Tiger in the Well, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Tin Princess\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe White Mercedes\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Broken Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Philip Pullman lives in Oxford, England. To learn more, please visit philip-pullman.com and hisdarkmaterials.com. Or follow him on Twitter at @PhilipPullman.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yearling Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51552717308178,"sku":"9780440416616","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9c4ade42-c8a1-4517-9e00-796f82dfb7e4.jpg?v=1754900558","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/i-was-a-rat-9780440416616","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}