Rat Teeth

by Patricia Reilly Giff

Book Overview

It's bad enough that his parents are divorced and his two front teeth stick out a mile, but when he loses a baseball game to the fourth graders, even a "toughie" like Cliffie feels he has no choice... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440474574
• ISBN13: 9780440474579
• Release Date: December 1989
• Publisher: Yearling Books
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Rat Teeth <<<< Really Really Good Book

When I was young my sister hit me in the mouth and caused me to have rotten teeth when I was older. But when I was 9 or so my mother took me to a docter and got my teeth pulled I was really happy that kids couldnt make funny of me. Okay poor Cliffie I don't understand why people make fun of him in the book his parents are spilt up and he don't know how to handle it so he is taking it out on people around him in school. For a person with rat teeth he could be one of my good friends so I could make him feel at home about his teeth and he isn't being made fun, of when I'm around to me Cliffie is a good person on the inside. I say that this is the most helpful book I have read in a good time.

For any kid with problems you feel like running from

I first read this at the age of 10 or 11 back when it first came out and i really enjoyed it. Poor Cliffie, his folks get divorced, his teeth start sticking out and his father is trying to save up money to get him in braces. My folks weren't divorced and my teeth didn't stick out but at 10 years old I felt like i still had so many problems! My nose was too big, I was a klutz, etc, and I admired Cliffie for acting tough and gutting it out. His tough front caused others, however, to think he was stuck up. Cliffie ends up losing all his friends because he shoots his mouth off while trying to act tough. He also hands in the wrong homework, and tries to hide from his teacher, who is an old bat! There were parts in this book, like all other of Giff's wonderful books, that sent me into a fit of giggles! When Cliffie rescues an abandoned, homeless starving orange cat, he reveals to the reader that he is truely a softhearted, kind and sensitive boy deep down. When he thinks he finds the owner of the cat, you learn that he is also an honest person inside. This book is a must-read! I did it for a book report speech when I was a junior in highschool. Everyone loved it.