The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
Winner of the 2001 Carnegie MedalOne rat, popping up here and there, squeaking loudly, and taking a bath in the cream, could be a plague all by himself. After a few days of this, it was amazing how glad people were to see the kid with his magical rat pipe. And they were amazing when the rats followed hint out of town.They'd have been really amazed if they'd ever found out that the rats and the piper met up with a cat somewhere outside of town and solemnly counted out the money.The Amazing Maurice runs the perfect Pied Piper scam. This streetwise alley cat knows the value of cold, hard cash and can talk his way into and out of anything. But when Maurice and his cohorts decide to con the town of Bad Blinitz, it will take more than fast talking to survive the danger that awaits. For this is a town where food is scarce and rats are hated, where cellars are lined with deadly traps, and where a terrifying evil lurks beneath the hunger-stricken streets....Set in Terry Pratchett's widely popular Discworld, this masterfully crafted, gripping read is both compelling and funny. When one of the world's most acclaimed fantasy writers turns a classic fairy tale on its head, no one will ever look
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A talking cat named Maurice runs a Pied Piper con with a band of literate rats and a stupid-looking boy with a flute. In the town of Bad Blintz, the locals seem to have rats already, and something deeper is wrong.
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents is the 28th Discworld novel and the only one specifically marketed for younger readers. It works as a standalone and won the 2001 Carnegie Medal.
Yes. A 2022 animated film adaptation titled The Amazing Maurice was released. The film follows the novel's premise of a sentient cat and educated rats running a Pied Piper scam.
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents was written by Terry Pratchett, published in 2001 by Random House Publishing Group.
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents is 270 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents takes most readers 4 to 6 hours to finish.
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents is a standalone novel by Terry Pratchett, not part of a series.
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.