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Rats

by Paul Zindel · 1999

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Sarah McGraw lives with her father and brother on the edge of town, beside a garbage dump. Her fathers manages the dump, but the rats at the dump are mutating and attacking the workers. Sarah's father needs to work fast.

Genre
horrorhorrorMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adultchildrens
Length
short · 176 pages

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