| River Rats Contributor(s): Stevermer, Caroline (Author) |
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ISBN: 0152008950 ISBN-13: 9780152008956 Publisher: Clarion Books
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 1992 * Out of Print * Annotation: A paddle wheeler cruises up the Mississippi, delivering mail and hosting an occasional concert. A scene straight out of the nineteenth century? Not quite. This Mississippi is a toxic brown river. And the paddle wheeler is run by the River Rats, a troop of orphans who survived the Flash--a nuclear holocaust. What were once huge cities are now plague-ridden ruins, haunted by gangs of savage children. And the concerts the Rats play are post-apocalyptic rock and roll, a music as rough and ragged as the musicians who perform it. When the Rats rescue a stranger from the river, suddenly all the troubles of the old world threaten to end their travels forever. "This adventure is too good to miss."--"Booklist" |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 91058578 |
| Age Level: 10-13 |
| Grade Level: 5-8 |
| Lexile Measure: 690(Not Available) |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.86" W x 9.76" L (1.06 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mississippi River Basin - Geographic Orientation - Mississippi - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - South |
| Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Maps, Price on Product |
| Review Citations: Booklist 04/01/1992 pg. 1440 Booklist 10/01/1992 pg. 341 Booklist 03/15/1993 pg. 1343 School Library Journal 08/01/1992 pg. 178 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1992 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style Publishers Weekly 03/16/1992 |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 7037 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A paddle wheeler cruises up the Mississippi, delivering mail and hosting an occasional concert. A scene straight out of the nineteenth century? Not quite. This Mississippi is a toxic brown river. And the paddle wheeler is run by the River Rats, a troop of orphans who survived the Flash--a nuclear holocaust. What were once huge cities are now plague-ridden ruins, haunted by gangs of savage children. And the concerts the Rats play are post-apocalyptic rock and roll, a music as rough and ragged as the musicians who perform it. When the Rats rescue a stranger from the river, suddenly all the troubles of the old world threaten to end their travels forever. "This adventure is too good to miss."--Booklist |
Contributor Bio(s): Stevermer, Caroline: - CAROLINE STEVERMER has written several books for adults and one other fantasy novel for young readers, River Rats. Ms. Stevermer also lives in Minneapolis. |
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