Overview

Age range 8 to 9 This is the story of a writer and a reader. The writer is a person. The reader is a rat. They share an old house on Long Island, but have never met. Walter, the rat, would love to know Miss Pomeroy, the writer. Miss Pomeroy is an irritable recluse and has no desire to know ANYONE. How these two lonely creatures discover one another is the essence of this story.

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9781590789483

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Reviews

"""Those with a love of words will enjoy the way Wersba shows Walter sneaking up on a friendship with the elusive but observant author. Like Richard Kennedy's Come Again in the Spring (HarperCollins, 1976) or Randall Jarrell's The Bat-Poet (S & S, 1967), this book gives readers some writing to remember and a chance to view the world from a different perspective."" --School Library Journal * ""A small but very nearly perfect gem."" --Kirkus Reviews, starred review""Beautiful. . . . Moving and unpretentious. . . . Lovely."" --Booklist"

<p>* A small but very nearly perfect gem. -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review<br><br> Beautiful. . . . Moving and unpretentious. . . . Lovely. -- Booklist

Author Information

Barbara Wersba is the author of thirty books for young people, including Tunes for a Small Harmonica: A Novel, a National Book Award nominee. A reviewer for the New York Times Book Review for many years, Wersba has also written for the stage and television. She lives in Sag Harbor, New York, where she runs a small publishing company called The Bookman Press. Donna Diamond has illustrated numerous children's books as well as many book jackets. She lives in Riverdale, New York.

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