Danger comes in the form of Silversides, a white cat who has a mission of her own – to rid Amperville of those dirty, disgusting creatures (mice) that are taking over her town. He isn’t in town for five minutes before he is face to face with danger. Ragweed safely makes his way through the forest and on to the town of Amperville (check out the map in the front of the book) where a battle between mouse and cat is heating up. He is four months old (I guess mice grow up quickly) and decides that he is ready to see the world. And he finds himself, just as many humans might find themselves, in search of adventure. He thinks, reflects and in the end takes action. Although Ragweed is a mouse, he feels human in almost every way. Ragweed, written by Newbury Honor author, Avi, is a charming story of a mouse on a mission. If your child loves Ragweed, be prepared that Ragweed meets a sad ending in Poppy. The series goes on from there to include several other books that focus on the adventures of Poppy, a young deer mouse. You’ll find some harder words like dilapidated, obscure, philosophy, conspiracy and abandoned throughout the book.Ī prequel to Poppy, Ragweed delves into this character at a time before he has met Poppy.Succeeds in holding the reader’s attention. There is a lot to follow here in terms of events, characters, and feelings but it is interesting and suspenseful and.There is a bit of violence – cats wanting to kill mice, some fighting and anger.There seem to be underlying meanings and philosophical thoughts running through much of the story.Although the main characters are talking animals and there are illustrations throughout, the story is long and there isĪ lot of descriptive language so this story will require a long attention span.One mouse is even calling for a revolution. The reader will find some serious concepts – there is somewhat of a “class war” between the cats and the mice and.Talking animals with a variety of personalities – shy, brave, eccentric - are the theme here.A story of growing up and self-discovery told through the eyes of a young mouse.
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