Alone in his apartment during Christmas vacation, eleven-year-old Eric finds himself caught in a battle between a strange exterminator and the rat he wants to kill But a crossbow? The rat exterminator enlists the help of a young boy to help him kill a rat in the boy's home during the Christmas holidays. Start a free 30-day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Rating: Pages: 144 . It's about a young boy left alone during the days of his "b. I really enjoyed this one. Book. But with all his friends either sick in bed or out of town, Eric's getting more bored by the hour. My Christmas Crate sources hard to find, quality Christmas and seasonal delights year round! Rat Terrier Christmas Ornament with Magnetic back, personalized with your Dog's Name.Hand Painted with a brush.Measures 3" by 3". He is a winner of the Newbery Medal and twice one of the runners-up (Newbery Honor). Or so Eric thinks. Experience Frank, Dean, and Sammy — the Rat Pack —with the comedy and sketches, performed along with a seasonal mix of Christmas songs: ‘White Christmas,’ ‘Chestnuts,' 'Santa Claus is Coming To Town,' and some other Christmas favorites. The Christmas Rat (2000) City of Orphans (2000) Don't You Know There's a War On? This special night of wonderful music, comedy and song is a sensory experience that you do not want to miss! Merry Christmas!" About The Book. Frank, Dino and Sammy were incredible. Excerpted from the Red Green Show Christmas … This book was great it had alot of suspence of what was to come. By: Avi Narrated by: Jeff Woodman Try for $0.00 $14.95/month after 30 days. This is a very different Christmas story. It's Christmas vacation and should be a great time of no school and a great holiday just days off, right? The Christmas Rat. Teach This Lesson. Did anyone break the code? The Christmas Rat; Published: Oct-2000 (Hardcover) Oct-2002 (Paperback) Formats: Print / eBook / Audio . He lives with his family in Denver, Colorado. @djameselliott posted on their Instagram profile: “The Christmas rat:) #christmas #rat #ratsofinstagram” Then the story goes from bad to worse. Tell readers what you thought by rating and reviewing this book. 24-Hr Cell phone. Print the Student Handout (PDF) Rats are gross, after all. 24-Hr Cell phone. Avi delivers an unusual story full of the magic of Christmas. Exterminator. Eric is fascinated at first. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published The last page says the exterminator's phone number (225-5463) is a code. The Christmas Rat (Book) : Avi : Alone in his apartment during Christmas vacation, eleven-year-old Eric finds himself caught in a battle between a strange exterminator and the rat he wants to kill 409 likes. musicislife484670. 'Christmas with the Rat Pack!' Public library service for Canadians with print disabilities Experience Frank, Dean, and Sammy — the Rat Pack —with the comedy and sketches, performed along with a seasonal mix of Christmas songs: ‘White Christmas,’ ‘Chestnuts,' 'Santa Claus is Coming To Town,' and some other Christmas favorites. This offbeat middle-grade novel by one of my favorites should be a good fit for reluctant readers to try. The so called "answer" is far too simplistic and Christian for both our tastes! Petasauraus. But with all his friends either sick in bed or out of town, Eric's getting more bored by the hour. eBook; LIST PRICE $8.99 Buy from Us; Table of Contents. by Avi. This is a confusing tale from many aspects. I read it because I like rats, and I was not disappointed. When he discovers a rat in the basement of Eric’s apartment building, he asks the boy to help him kill it. Or so Eric thinks. Any use of an author photo must include its respective photo credit. A boy, a rat, and an exterminator — three players in a game of survival. It's obvious who the exterminator is, at least for me as an adult, but that aside I found him to be really disturbing. Verified • Follow. He is one weird Christmas visitor—his hair and moustache an unearthly white-blond, his voice a gruff rumble. From two metal cases he produces what a boy would expect from an exterminator: Toxic roach powders and poisonous fog bombs. djameselliott. (2001) Good Dog (2001) Prairie School (2001) Secret School (2001) The Mayor of Central Park (2003) Silent Movie (2003) Never Mind: A Twin Novel (2004) Book Without Words (2005) Strange Happenings: Five Tales of Transformation (2005) Iron Thunder: The Battle Between the Monitor & the Merrimac (2007) The … 3–5. This is the second book by this author that I've tried and like the other one this one sounded fantastic on the back cover but couldn't quite reach its potential. This book was weird, but I liked it. The boy eventually decides to switch sides in the battle, despite a death threat from the angel and becomes the hunted!? The Christmas Rat. He fills the apartment doorway. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. "The worst," Anje says. Interesting. Rats, Pests, Apartment houses, Christmas stories, Angels, Christmas, Pests, Apartment houses, Christmas, Angels, Angels, Apartment houses, Christmas stories, Pests, Rats. He is one weird Christmas visitor -- his hair and moustache an unearthly white-blond, his voice a gruff rumble. The rat exterminator enlists the help of a young boy to help him kill a rat in the boy's home during the Christmas holidays. Christmas vacation is supposed to be a blast. It's on his buisness card. 0 0 5 Schrijver: Avi. Then he opens his apartment door for an exterminator, and is dragged into the adventure of his life. He's been bored this snowbound vacation, and has already zapped about a zillion Zergs. Then he meets Anje Gabrail, exterminator. Please make sure to choose a rating. The book is short and the action moves quickly. Canada's own Red Green (Steve Smith) and his nerdy nephew Harold (Pat McKenna) add a new song to the list of Christmas classics. By clicking 'Sign me up' I acknowledge that I have read and agree to the privacy policy and terms of use. October 1st 2002 Tell us what you like and we'll recommend books you'll love. His parents have to work, his friends are out of town, and the city is snowed under. I see the Goodreads rating is pretty low, so maybe I am not the only person to feel this way, or maybe it is more about people not wanting to read about a rat on Christmas. Or so Eric thinks. He fills the apartment doorway. 5 out of 5 stars. Topics. I must say it made my daughter and I read all kinds of books about angels and yuletide traditions from other cultures. The story is interesting - a boy tries to save a rat from extermination and the matter gets complicated when he realizes his own life might be on the line - and the fact that his adversary is the angel Gabriel adds an unexpected twist. Then he meets Anje Gabrail, exterminator. I can’t capture the amazingness that is this book, but I’m going to try. I've enjoyed other stories from Avi before, so I had pretty high expectations for this book, but for me this one fell a little short. The Christmas Rat is one of my top five Christmas children’s books because it is just a masterpiece. I read it aloud to my kids, though, and it couldn't quite keep their attention, although, maybe they are a little older than this. Eric Andrick’s Christmas visitor is anything but a warm and fuzzy bringer of holiday joys, in this suspenseful but heavy-handed allegory by a gifted writer. At any rate it has many elements young and old readers can further investigate and leads to more questioning. Free eBook offer available to NEW US subscribers only. I had to get to the end and then i was totally confused. gio_cartolano. She’s been on... To see what your friends thought of this book. Isn't that what a good book is supposed to do? Seems his friends are either out of town with their families or stuck home sick. 12 Total Resources View Text Complexity Discover Like Books Meet-the-Author Movie; Audio Excerpt from The Christmas Rat; Name Pronunciation with Avi; The Christmas Rat. See full terms and conditions and this month's choices. Christmas vacation is supposed to be a blast. He fills the apartment doorway. Soon, however, he begins to suspect that Anje is more than a little sinister, and before too long Eric's trying to help protect the rat. Eric, a middle-schooler living in New York City, is home for Christmas break. This is a bizarre little Christmas story. Christmas vacation is supposed to be a blast. Christmas vacation is supposed to be a blast. There is a link to the angel Gabriel of Biblical fame and you have a short weird story that worked for me. Or so Eric thinks. Published: 04/16/2001 Genre: Children & Young Adults Fiction - Action & Adventure. Eric is fascinated at first. I've enjoyed other stories from Avi before, so I had pretty high expectations for this book, but for me this one fell a little short. Thank you for signing up, fellow book lover! The ending was pretty good because you have the feeling you MUST keep reading. I admit that I did not catch the deeper meaning behind this story while I was listening to it. No one to hang out with. Even knowing now that Avi pulled stuff from different religious traditions into this story, I still am struggling to make many connections. The Christmas Rat Discussion Guide. victoriaaydin920. Or so Eric thinks. 'Christmas with the Rat Pack!' But with all his friends either sick in bed or out of town, Eric's getting more bored by the hour. The Christmas Cats Chase Christmas Rats is a Seuss-ical tale for young children which builds upon the moral of the first Christmas Cats book to once again teach children a valuable life lesson. A boy, a rat, and an exterminator -- three players in a game of survival. Anje's number one target? And if Eric sees one in the Eden Apartments, he is to … Susan Cheyney GRADES: 1-2. But as the week progresses, Eric finds himself in a fight to save not only the rat but himself as well. From two metal cases he produces what a boy would expect from an exterminator: Toxic roach powders and poisonous fog bombs. Rats. They took you back in time when the shows were very informal and made the audience feel like a friend. Check out this great listen on Audible.ca. 225-5463. I read it aloud to my kids, though, and it couldn't quite keep their attention, although, maybe they are a little older than this books target readers (12 and 13)? It was also very scary. But with all his friends either sick in bed or out of town, Eric's getting more bored by the hour. But you find out it has something to do with the end. by. by Atheneum Books for Young Readers. From two metal cases he produces what a boy would expect from an exterminator: Toxic roach powders and poisonous fog bombs. I doubt I would've ever let my kids read this, with that stalker-ish exterminator. Books That All Children Should Hear/Read Before the Age of 10, Children's book about an evil exterminator [s], Debut YA Is a Witchy, Jamaican-Inspired Fantasy. It's the week before Christmas, and Eric is already bored with his vacation. Christmas with the Rat Pack is a compilation album of Rat Pack members singing holiday songs. 0 0 5 Author: Avi. Then he meets Anje Gabrail, exterminator. It's weird as hell, and not by any means the usual sort of Christmas story, but I think I'll be going back and reading it again in future Decembers. General Book Info When I mentioned to a friend that I was reading this book, she laughed and said it sounded like an awful story. Christmas vacation is supposed to be a blast. Listen to Christmas With the Rat Pack by The Rat Pack on Apple Music. Talk to trusted adults when things are creepy. But with all his friends either sick in bed or out of town, Eric's getting more bored by the hour. Avi, 1937-. Antsy, he's even sneaked a look at the Christmas presents hidden beneath his parents' bed. Narrated by Jeff Woodman. ...Okay, make that, Avi is a pen name for Edward Irving Wortis, but he says, "The fact is, Avi is the only name I use." But with all his friends either sick in bed or out of town, Eric's getting more bored by the hour. It's weird as hell, and not by any means the usual sort of Christmas story, but I think I'll be going back and reading it again in future Decembers. And all Eric has is a flashlight. And he does. 1 Star - I hated it 2 Stars - I didn't like it 3 Stars - It was OK 4 Stars - I liked it 5 Stars - I loved it. Edward Irving Wortis (born 23 December 1937), better known by the pen name Avi, is an American author of young adult and children's literature. The Christmas Rat. So, with nothing better to do, he joins Anje on a mission to destroy the rat living in the basement of his apartment building. THE CHRISTMAS RATGenre: This book has some mystery and action in itSetting: The apartment and BasementSetting: ChristmasCharacters: Eric the boy Anje the exterminator The ratEric was bored because he couldn't go outside because of the temperatureThe exterminator arrives at the apartment to exterminate things and asks Eric if he finds ratsHe finds a huge rat in the basement retrieving a box. Born in 1937, Avi has created many fictional favorites such as. Also the book had so many sarcastic parts from the author. Grades. The Christmas Rat. 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