Two boys in a village friendship turn destructive when one starts trapping rats, leading to violence and lasting change in this gritty teen drama.
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Two boys in a village friendship turn destructive when one starts trapping rats, leading to violence and lasting change in this gritty teen drama.
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A brutally honest and effective story about adolescent boredom and destructive friendships, from Carnegie medalist Kevin Brooks. It was one of those childhood friendships of convenience - two lads in the same village who go to the same school. But then Cassidy gets it into his head that they should set traps for the rats in his garden, and things start to go very, very wrong. A gritty teen drama. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 12.
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Sexual content
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No romantic or sexual content depicted
Violence & gore
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Rat trapping leads to violence and animal harm
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No profanity or strong language depicted
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ characters or themes depicted
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No religious themes present
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft elements
Occult / demonology
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Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Animal abuse through rat trapping central to story
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