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Available
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Publication
HarperCollins (1988), Edition: Reprint, 288 pages
Description
Timothy Frisby, a field mouse, teams up with the adventurous young rat Racso as together they try to prevent the destruction of a secret community of rats that can read and write.
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LibraryThing member Crowyhead
An effective story that stays true to the original, Mrs. Frisby & the Rats of NIMH. Skip Conly's other book, R.T., Margaret, & the Rats of NIMH, though.
LibraryThing member BJK1903
One of the best books I ever read, just like the first book. Very good details.
LibraryThing member bbellthom
This book was ok, not as great as Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh. I read this with my nine year old after finishing Mrs. Frisby and even though I thought it wasn’t as good he liked it as well.
LibraryThing member BellaFoxx
Timothy, Mrs. Frisby’s son is on his way to school with the Rats of NIMH, that is he is traveling to the school the Rats have. On his way he encounters Racso, a brash young rat, rather small who is also trying to find the Rats. How he knows about the Rats is (SPOILER).
The two of them travel
Once again this book has the expected happy ending, some sadness and scary situations, but not too scary. Good for schoolage children.
The two of them travel
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together and get into trouble, at the school his only friend is Timothy due to his attitude. With time and help from Timothy of some of the older rats, he learns and applies himself to help the Rats avert the (SPOILER).Once again this book has the expected happy ending, some sadness and scary situations, but not too scary. Good for schoolage children.
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LibraryThing member shadrachanki
Racso and the Rats of NIMH is a continuation/companion novel to Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. Overall I think it maintains the same general feel of the original book (it helps that the author is Robert C. O'Brien's daughter), and it works well as a continuation. The total amount of time that
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has passed between the first and this one is a bit tricky to determine, but I don't know that it really matters all that much. Show Less
LibraryThing member caedocyon
I vaguely remember the first and last books in this trilogy, but for whatever reason this was the one that I liked the best. I was really into the rat society, complete with rat university, rat anarchoterrorists, rat inventors, teenage rebel rats, etc. It's been a very long time since the last time
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I read it, though. Show Less
Awards
Nebraska Golden Sower Award (Nominee — 1989)
Texas Bluebonnet Award (Nominee — 1989)
Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award (Nominee — 1990)
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee — 1989)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Children's Fiction — 1988)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 4-8 — 1988)
Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1989)
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1988-1989)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee)
Mark Twain Readers Award (Nominee)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — 1991)
Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Nominee — 1990)
CCBC Choices (Fiction for Older Readers — 1986)
Children's Favorites Awards (Winner — 1987)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1986
Physical description
288 p.; 5.13 inches
ISBN
0064402452 / 9780064402453