The Truth about Rats (and Dogs) (Paperback)

Unlike his perfect older sister, Jenna, Conner hates his piano lessons and gets bad grades in math. He's really good at bike tricks and he loves animals, but his parents have a no-pets rule and they don't take his bike-riding seriously. When the local animal shelter gets overcrowded, everybody in Conner's pet club agrees to take in a foster pet. Conner has to hide his rat, Oscar, from his family, who would never believe that Oscar is smart and cute and pretty lovable. Or would they?
While doing research for this book, Jacqueline Pearce adopted a rat named Oscar from an SPCA shelter. Jacqueline is the author of Dog House Blues, Discovering Emily and Emily's Dream, all published by Orca. She lives in Burnaby, British Columbia, where she and her cat are responsible for keeping uninvited rats out of the house.