Rosemary is horrified when her third grade class chooses a rat as the class pet! Worse, the teacher chooses her to be one of the rat keepers for the first week. When she gets to know Cheese the rat, though, she learns he is sweet and soft. Then, she finds out Brian, who is rough with Cheese, will be taking him home for the weekend. Scared for Cheese's life, she hides him in her sleeve and takes him home herself. Will Rosemary be able to hide Cheese and bring him back to school safely? If you're curious about pet rats, this book also has a section of rat care tips from Rosemary at the end.
Date read: 12/31/2009
ISBN-10: 0823413799
ISBN-13: 9780823413799
Check the library catalog