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I think I was in fourth grade when my
class read this book, so when I saw a copy at my library’s last book sale, it brought
back memories -- and I couldn’t help but buy it. Sure, it’s supposed to be a kid's
book, but we adults read Harry Potter books, right? In this enlightened day and age,
it’s perfectly okay for adults to like kids’ books, right?
I hope so --
because I love this book.
The story is about Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse
with four children. Right before it’s time for the family to move from their winter home
to their summer home, Mrs. Frisby’s youngest son, Timothy, comes down with pneumonia. If
Timothy is forced to get out of bed and make the move, he’ll probably die. But if the
family doesn’t move, their home will be destroyed by the farmer’s plow. So with the help
of a crow named Jeremy, Mrs. Frisby goes out in search of help, which she finds when she
goes to visit the laboratory-enhanced super-smart rats who live beneath the rosebush.
Sure, this is a great book for kids -- full of action and adventure and
imagination and talking animals. But it’s also a great book for adults. It had been
years since I’d read it, and I enjoyed every page. If you have kids, buy a copy and read
it with them -- you’ll both enjoy it. If you don’t have kids, buy it for yourself --
it’s a quick read, and you’ll find yourself pulling it off the shelf every once in a
while for a quick re-read.
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