When Ratboy Lived Next Door

Kids, Teen, Social Issues, General Fiction, Fiction
Cover of the book When Ratboy Lived Next Door by Chris Woodworth, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
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Author: Chris Woodworth ISBN: 9781466893634
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) Publication: April 28, 2015
Imprint: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) Language: English
Author: Chris Woodworth
ISBN: 9781466893634
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Publication: April 28, 2015
Imprint: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Language: English

From the spring day in 1962 when Willis Merrill and his pet raccoon arrive in Maywood, Indiana, they are nothing but trouble for Lydia Carson. Lydia nicknames Willis "Ratboy" and wonders why he can't be more like his handsome older brother, Elliot. Life gets more complicated when Lydia alienates Elliot by insulting Willis and comes to a standoff with her mother. In her struggle to make amends with all, Lydia finds an ally in Willis and discovers the good in herself.

In her sharp, fresh voice, the author captures the flavor of a small town in Middle America and the hearts of its populace as she tells a powerful story about the resiliency - and flexibility -of family.

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From the spring day in 1962 when Willis Merrill and his pet raccoon arrive in Maywood, Indiana, they are nothing but trouble for Lydia Carson. Lydia nicknames Willis "Ratboy" and wonders why he can't be more like his handsome older brother, Elliot. Life gets more complicated when Lydia alienates Elliot by insulting Willis and comes to a standoff with her mother. In her struggle to make amends with all, Lydia finds an ally in Willis and discovers the good in herself.

In her sharp, fresh voice, the author captures the flavor of a small town in Middle America and the hearts of its populace as she tells a powerful story about the resiliency - and flexibility -of family.

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