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Spacer and Rat

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By Margaret Bechard
Publisher Roaring Brook Press
Spacer and Rat
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Jack knows who belongs out in the Black. And who doesnt until Kit comes walking into the pub and changes everything he believes about the Black, about the people who live there, about what it takes to be a human being. Margaret Bechard set out to write an adventure story with laser guns ad spaceships. Then, she says, there was a big step and a long fall off a cliff while I realized that my characters didnt want to do the stuff I had in my mind; they had plans of their own. The result a fastpaced space adventure and a short story about human feeling and growing up science fiction for those who love SF; riveting fiction for those who dont.

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42631 words42,631 words
192 pages192 pages
Lexile 500LLexile 500L
Grade 4 to 8Grade 4 to 8
Published 2005Published 2005

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Book ISBN:

9781596430587

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