This heartwarming tale by bestselling author Suzanne Selfors is about the unlikely friendship between a boy who is cursed to look like a rat and a girl who loathes rodents. This instant classic is perfect for fans of The One and Only Ivan,A Wolf Called Wanderand Flora & Ulysses. Ratty Barclay wasn’t supposed to be born a four-foot-tallwalkingtalking rodentbut thanks to the Barclay family cursehe’s had to live in hiding from the rest of the world. All he wants for his thirteenth birthday is to return to his family’s abandoned estate on Fairweather Island to somehow break the curse. Then he’ll finally get to live his life as a four-foot-tallwalkingtalkinghuman boy. Edweena Gupthe granddaughter of the Barclays’ groundskeeperhas dedicated her life to being a Rat-Catcher Extraordinaire like her great-great-great grandmother before her. It doesn’t matter that Fairweather Island has been rat-free for over a hundred yearsΓÇöshe’s determined to make sure everyone is prepared for their imminent return. And when she spots a human-sized rat lurking on the Barclay groundsher worst fears are confirmed. Though it seems like Ratty and Edweena are destined to be enemiesthey have a lot in commonΓÇöthey’re both lonely and misunderstood. But will they be able to overcome their fears of each other and maybe even become . . . friends?