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The Rescuers

by Margery Sharp · 1959

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The mice in this story created the widely respected Prisoners' Aid Society of Mice. The task of this benevolent society is to befriend human prisoners in their cells, and perform daring rescue bids. As this story opens, the Chairwoman of the Society is proposing the rescue of a Norwegian poet who is being held in grim conditions in the Black Castle.

Genre
fantasyadventure
Themes
animalschildhoodmicefriendship
Setting
england
Audience
childrensmiddle gradeyoung adult
Length
short · 160 pages

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