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In the dark underbelly of Victorian London a boy named Joe scavenges for scraps in the rat-infested sewers of the East End. Viciously exploited by the woman he knows as Mother - a criminal mastermind who controls everything in the boy's small world - Joe ekes out a living in a city where no one can be trusted. Then a chance encounter with a runaway girl and a 'madman' turns Joe's world upside down. But is it a change for the better, or are things about to get a lot worse for the boy they call Joe Rat? This vivid and fast-paced historical novel will appeal especially to boys.
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