{"product_id":"the-rat-queen-9781536218589","title":"The Rat Queen","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Pete Hautman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Family - Parents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom National Book Award winner Pete Hautman comes a mysterious modern-day fairy tale about developing a moral compass--and the slippery nature of conscience.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Annie's tenth birthday, her papa gives her a pad of paper, some colored pencils, and the Klimas family secret. It's called the\u003ci\u003e nuodeema burna\u003c\/i\u003e, or eater of sins. Every time Annie misbehaves, she has to write down her transgression and stick the paper into a hidey-hole in the floor of their house. But Annie's inheritance has a dark side: with each paper fed to the \u003ci\u003eburna\u003c\/i\u003e, she feels less guilty about the mean things she says and does. As a plague of rats threatens her small suburban town and the mystery of her birthright grows, Annie--caught in a cycle of purging her misdeeds--begins to \u003ci\u003estop\u003c\/i\u003e growing. It is only when she travels to her family's home country of Litvania to learn more about the \u003ci\u003eburna\u003c\/i\u003e that Annie uncovers the magnitude of the truth. Gripping and emotionally complex, Pete Hautman's inventive yarn for middle-grade readers draws on magical realism to explore coming of age and the path to moral responsibility.","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45087592939671,"sku":"9781536218589","price":945.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781536218589.webp?v=1767640673","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-rat-queen-9781536218589","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}