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    Stay Away from Rat Boy!
    Stay Away from Rat Boy!
    Stay Away from Rat Boy!
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    Stay Away from Rat Boy!

    By Laurie Lears and Red Hansen

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    Tyler isn’t nice to the other kids at school. He doesn’t care about anyone…until he gets to know the class pet, a white rat named Snowball. Then Tyler tells everyone his new name is Rat Boy! Now all the kids are afraid of him. His teacher tries to talk to him about how he can be a better friend. But Bully Rat Boy doesn't need any friend but Snowball. Then one day Snowball chews the string on his cage door and escapes. The children can’t find Snowball anywhere. Rat Boy feels awful. He even hangs reward posters around the school. When the cook finds Snowball in the storage closet, she tells Rat Boy to grab a friend and catch the rat. But who will help Rat Boy? He has no friends.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAlbert Whitman & Company
    Release dateFeb 1, 2009
    ISBN9780807595886
    Stay Away from Rat Boy!
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    Laurie Lears

    Laurie Lears lives on a small farm in Pennsylvania with her husband, three dogs, and three cats. She teaches kindergarten and has two grown daughters and a granddaughter. She has written several books for children.

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