Rat & Jeff

After escaping from her scientist captors, Rat finds herself aboard a space station When Rat-a lavender-colored, highly intelligent rat-escaped from her cage and found a hiding place in a nearby crate, she had no idea she'd be headed for the stars. A space station, she quickly discovers, is no place for a rat. It's hard to find food amid the humans and robots aboard the craft, and even harder to move around undetected.   Meanwhile, Jeff, whose parents are scientists, is the only kid on board. He's got no friends to play with, and his robot babysitter is constantly bossing him around. To make matters worse, all of his friends are off at summer camp back on Earth and too busy having a great time to email him. So Jeff is beyond excited when he gets an email from an anonymous pen pal. Little does he know that his new buddy doesn't live on Earth-and isn't even human!

Rat and Jeff are back and still aboard the space station-but with suspicious scientists and robots around every corner, Rat is in danger again Rat barely escaped the wrath of the researchers aboard the space station last time around. Thanks to her best friend, Jeff, she has managed to stay safe and out of sight. When Jeff learns that he and his parents will be taking the shuttle back to Earth, he's thrilled. But the scientists-Jeff's parents included-want to get rid of Rat for good.   After a couple of serious close calls, Jeff starts to fear for the safety of his rodent friend. But can he outsmart a team that is bent on hunting Rat down? This science fiction adventure story is a must for young readers.