<p><strong>The first book in the beloved Poppy series by Newbery Medal-winning author Avi, with illustrations from Caldecott Medal-winning artist Brian Floca</strong></p><p><em>A mouse has to do what a mouse has to do.</em> Ragweed is determined to see the world. He leaves his family and cozy country home and sets off by train for the big city. What wonders await him: music, excitement, new friends...and cunning, carnivorous cats </p><p>Silversides is the purring president of F.E.A.R. (Felines Enraged About Rodents), a group dedicated to keeping cats on top, people in the middle, and mice on the bottom. Can Ragweed and his motley yet musical crew of city nice--Clutch, Dipstick, Lugnut, and Blinker--band together to fight their feline foe?</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Avi<br><b>Publisher:</b> HarperCollins<br><b>Published:</b> 06/09/2020<br><b>Pages:</b> 224<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.35lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.68h x 5.26w x 0.52d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780380801671<br><b>Audience:</b> Ages 9-12<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 4.4<br><b>Point Value:</b> 5<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Middle Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>41629 / Ragweed<br><br><b>Award:</b> North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Booklist</i> 04/15/2000 pg. 1546<br><i>Publishers Weekly</i> 06/05/2000 pg. 96<br><i>School Library Journal</i> 06/01/2000<br><i>Publishers Weekly</i> 06/10/2000