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Rat

by Lesley Choyce
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Colin is tired of school bullies and other students' refusal to speak up or "rat" on the real troublemakers. When Colin does speak out against a couple of school thugs, they post an embarrassing photo of him on a social networking website. Colin makes some new enemies in the process but also a few new allies, including the VP, Mr. Miller. One of Colin's new unwanted allies, though, is Jerome, who is selling weapons to kids at school for "self defense." Colin threatens to turn Jerome in but backs off, tired of his growing reputation as the school rat.
When Jerome is shot and killed, Colin regrets not speaking up earlier. Jerome's killer is now known but has not been located by the police. When the police show up, Colin tells them what he knows, and while he realizes that he has some enemies, he also has some real admirers as well.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Orca Soundings

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    October 19, 2012

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781459803039

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781459803039
      • File size: 508 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 4
    • Lexile® Measure: 580
    • Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
    • Text Difficulty: 2-3

  • Reviews

    • The Horn Book

      July 1, 2013
      Sick of witnessing not only the bullying at his high school but also the revenge taken on those who rat out the bullies, Colin decides to adopt the rat as his personal mascot and to wage an often painful and risky one-man war against bullies. This short novel of satisfying vigilantism offers no easy answers to a complicated problem.

      (Copyright 2013 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:4
  • Lexile® Measure:580
  • Interest Level:9-12(UG)
  • Text Difficulty:2-3

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