description: They are not like other rats. They work at night, in secret...Time is running out for Mrs Frisby. She must move her family of mice before the farmer destroys their home. But her youngest son, Timothy, is too ill to survive the move. Help comes in the unexpected form of a group of mysterious, super-intelligent rats. But the rats are in danger too, and little by little Mrs Frisby discovers their extraordinary past.
language: English
title: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
titlecomplete: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
characters: Nicodemus, Justin., Mrs. Frisby
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Animals, Adventure, Juvenile, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Classics, Childrens, Fantasy
ratings_count: 176173
series: Rats of NIMH
awards: awardedAt: 63100800000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 63100800000
name: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Massachusetts Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 94723200000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 126259200000
name: Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award, awardedAt: 31564800000
name: Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 157795200000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Intermediate, awardedAt: 126259200000
name: William Allen White Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 1483257600000
name: Bluestem Book Award
publisher: Heinemann