Review: Word of Mouse

Word of Mouse by James Patterson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I've become a little reluctant to read James Patterson's middle grade readers. He cranks them out with co-authors and the quality really varies. This book is co-authored by Chris Grabenstein who write the Mr. Lemoncello books which I love.

Isaiah is a blue lab mouse that escapes and meets up with a mischief of mice. He is telling us his story. In addition to being blue he has other gifts, such as reading, speaking to humans, and using simple machines. He's able to help his adopted mouse mischief and finds he has more to offer than he thought.

I liked that I learned a fair bit about mice by reading this book. I liked Isaiah, the main mouse, and I liked the story. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH have always been a favorite of mine and there are definitely shout outs to that classic in this book.

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