Mary Mouse is a skilled thief of useful human items. At the Cherry Street Children's Home, the entire mouse community admires her...until a mission goes wrong and an exterminator is called. Suddenly, Mary is in grave danger of being exiled.
Ten-year-old Caro McKay also resides at Cherry Street. Helpful, likable, and smart, she is a model orphan ... until her curiosity gets her into trouble. When mouse and orphan meet, they cannot fully communicate with eat other, yet they feel an understanding. They will each discover that this unusual friendship will become absolutely vital as they try to hold on to the lives they know.
Set in 1949 and taking inspiration from E. B. Whites Stuart Little, this heart-warming and exciting novel reads like a classic.
Mary Mouse is a skilled thief of useful human items. At the Cherry Street Children's Home, the entire mouse community admires her...until a mission goes wrong and an exterminator is called. Suddenly, Mary is in grave danger of being exiled.
Ten-year-old Caro McKay also resides at Cherry Street. Helpful, likable, and smart, she is a model orphan ... until her curiosity gets her into trouble. When mouse and orphan meet, they cannot fully communicate with eat other, yet they feel an understanding. They will each discover that this unusual friendship will become absolutely vital as they try to hold on to the lives they know.
Set in 1949 and taking inspiration from E. B. Whites Stuart Little, this heart-warming and exciting novel reads like a classic.