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Oh, Rats!

by Tor Seidler

Illustrator: Gabriel Evans

Ages: 9+

Published: 2019

Publisher: A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book/Atheneum BFYR/Simon & Schuster

ISBN: 978-1-5344-2684-9

Keywords: Animal Fantasy, Adventure, Gentrification

Rescued by two wharf rats, Phoenix, a tree squirrel, becomes involved in saving their beloved pier from a New York developer. Classic black-and-white illustrations.