- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Red Fox (7 May 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1862302197
- ISBN-13: 978-1862302198
- Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 2.1 x 17.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 875,492 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Another rollicking adventure following likeable hero, Joe Rat, as he continues to face the challenges of life in Victorian London.
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Having escaped the clutches of Mother in Poundsfield, Joe Rat is back, now working as a sweeper in the more upmarket Lomesbury Square. Having foiled a burglary at one of the 'posh' houses on the square, the owner, Mr Harvey - a rich philanthropist - determines to help Joe. Harvey manages to track down Joe's father, a British army deserter now living wild in Canada. Joe has never met his father, but Harvey brings the wild man back to England and helps set them both up in better jobs. However, Alec Harvey has other ideas - he's jealous of the kindness his father shows Joe and the relationship Joe seems to have with this exciting man from Canada. He determines to show his father once and for all that he's just as good, but in so doing risks the lives of those around him.
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Rutgers University Project on Economics and Children
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Joe Rat had worked for more than five years searching the rat-infested sewers of London's seedy Pound's Field for coins and scraps, only to have most of what he earned stolen by that monster called Mother. He had no intention of returning, even though he was homeless, hungry, and unemployed. His remaining shilling and change might pay for food and lodging for four more days, but after that he would have to sell the clothes off his back. Joe knew he could be a good street sweeper, but the other boys were all bigger and meaner than him, and they protected their turf with a vengeance.
Joe's situation started to improve for the better when the cook for a wealthy family in an upscale neighborhood gave him a chance to earn a little money. The homeowner, Mr. Harvey, was a philanthropist who operated several shelters for homeless children. He took an interest in Joe and ultimately wound up giving him a place to live and a job. He even tracked down Joe's long lost father from the Canadian wilderness and brought him back to London. Yet even as Joe gratefully considered these changes in his life, he also developed a heightened awareness of the erratic behavior and obvious jealousy of Mr. Harvey's son Alec. Could Joe prevent Alec from taking away his new blessings just like the thief who had stolen all his savings just a few months earlier?
The richly-developed characters and constantly moving plot make for satisfying reading, albeit with a constant nagging worry about Joe's next bout with bad luck. With its setting in Victorian London and its focus on both the gritty underworld and the rising upper class, this book presents an interesting contrast of the wealthy and dirt poor individuals who coexisted in a city bursting at its seams.
Joe's situation started to improve for the better when the cook for a wealthy family in an upscale neighborhood gave him a chance to earn a little money. The homeowner, Mr. Harvey, was a philanthropist who operated several shelters for homeless children. He took an interest in Joe and ultimately wound up giving him a place to live and a job. He even tracked down Joe's long lost father from the Canadian wilderness and brought him back to London. Yet even as Joe gratefully considered these changes in his life, he also developed a heightened awareness of the erratic behavior and obvious jealousy of Mr. Harvey's son Alec. Could Joe prevent Alec from taking away his new blessings just like the thief who had stolen all his savings just a few months earlier?
The richly-developed characters and constantly moving plot make for satisfying reading, albeit with a constant nagging worry about Joe's next bout with bad luck. With its setting in Victorian London and its focus on both the gritty underworld and the rising upper class, this book presents an interesting contrast of the wealthy and dirt poor individuals who coexisted in a city bursting at its seams.
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