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What do you do if you can't stand your brothers, your parents ignore you, your house is falling down, your friends have all deserted you, and the only person who understands you has died? That is 11-year-old Ruth Craze's situation in this novel from Australian YA author Maureen McCarthy. Right before her aunt gets sick, she gives Ruth a stuffed rat, but not just any stuffed rat. This one has magical properties, and the ability to give Ruth three wishes. When she uses the wishes, she realizes tha
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