The year of the rat
By: Clare Furniss
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: McElderry Books, Margaret K.
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
ISBN-13: 9781481420990; 9781481421003; 9781481421010
Subjects: Social Issues; Death; Girls & Women; Family; Stepfathers; JUVENILE FICTION; Dead; Fiction; Grief; Young adult fiction; Babies; Mothers and daughters; Infants; Siblings; Death & Dying
Description: In the year following her mother's death after giving birth, fifteen-year-old Pearl must try to come to terms with her loss, her new relationship with her stepfather, and her baby sister--The Rat--as well as the fact that Mom will not leave Pearl alone.
Notes: "Originally published in 2014 in Great Britain by Simon & Schuster UK Ltd."

Ages 12 up.