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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh

Zena Bernstein, Robert C. O'Brien

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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh

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  • Newbery Medal (1972)
  • Lewis Carroll Shelf Award (1972)
  • Massachusetts Children's Book Award (1978)
  • Vermont Golden Dome Book Award Nominee (1973)
  • Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (1974)
  • Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Nominee for Fiction (1971)
  • California Young Readers Medal Nominee for Intermediate (1975)
  • William Allen White Children's Book Award (1974)
  • Bluestem Book Award Nominee (2017)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh

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ISBN: 9780689710681
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Date of Publication: 1986-03-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult
Related Topics: Adventure, Classics, Science Fiction
Goodreads rating: 4.16
(rated by 177795 readers)

Description

Some extraordinary rats come to the aid of a mouse family in this Newbery Medal Award–winning classic by notable children’s author Robert C. O’Brien.Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children, is faced with a terrible problem. She must move her family to their summer quarters immediately, or face almost certain death. But her youngest son, Timothy, lies ill with pneumonia and must not be moved. Fortunately, she encounters the rats of NIMH, an extraordinary breed of highly intelligent creatures, who come up with a brilliant solution to her dilemma. And Mrs. Frisby in turn renders them a great service.
 

  • Newbery Medal (1972)
  • Lewis Carroll Shelf Award (1972)
  • Massachusetts Children's Book Award (1978)
  • Vermont Golden Dome Book Award Nominee (1973)
  • Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (1974)
  • Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Nominee for Fiction (1971)
  • California Young Readers Medal Nominee for Intermediate (1975)
  • William Allen White Children's Book Award (1974)
  • Bluestem Book Award Nominee (2017)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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