{"product_id":"the-year-of-the-rat-clare-furniss-9781481420990","title":"The Year of the Rat","description":"\u003cb\u003eGrappling with grief is hard enough without repeat visits from the deceased. Pearl deals with death, life, and family in this haunting, humorous, and poignant debut.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe world can tip at any moment...a fact that fifteen-year-old Pearl is all too aware of when her mom dies after giving birth to her baby sister, Rose. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRose, who looks exactly like a baby rat, all pink, wrinkled, and writhing. This little Rat has destroyed everything, even ruined the wonderful relationship that Pearl had with her stepfather, the Rat's biological father. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMom, though...Mom's dead but she can't seem to leave. She keeps visiting Pearl. Smoking, cursing, guiding. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold across the year following her mother's death, Pearl's story is full of bittersweet humor and heartbreaking honesty about how you deal with grief that cuts you to the bone, as she tries not only to come to terms with losing her mother, but also the fact that her sister--The Rat--is a constant reminder of why her mom is no longer around.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clare Furniss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1481420992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781481420990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret K. McElderry Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.47w x 1.03d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2014 pg. 133\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2015","brand":"Clare Furniss","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48458702749951,"sku":"9781481420990","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b1c8bb7c-3a57-4fe8-9d9d-60746e7fbe73.jpg?v=1777406082","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-year-of-the-rat-clare-furniss-9781481420990","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}