The Mayor of Central Park
by Avi (Author) Brian Floca (Illustrator)
Life is good for Oscar Westerwit. He's the mayor of Central Park -- the greatest place on earth for the squirrels, chipmunks, mice, and other animals who live there. He's the shortstop and manager of his baseball team. What could be bad?
Plenty! Big Daddy Duds, jewel thief, all-around thug, and leader of rats, is about to take over the park. And when he does, the other animals who live there will be turned out of their homes. Everyone looks to Oscar to save the day, but he may not even be able to save himself. . . .
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Publishers Weekly
In a starred review, "PW" called this tale of a baseball-loving jewel thief of a rat who takes over Central Park in 1900 New York City, "an over-the-top romp." Ages 8-12. "(Mar.)" Copyright 2005 Publishers Weekly Used with permission.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780060515577
Lexile Measure
570
Guided Reading Level
R
Publisher
HarperCollins
Publication date
March 20, 2005
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV001000 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
JUV002230 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Squirrels
JUV002230 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Squirrels
Library of Congress categories
History
Animals
New York (N.Y.)
Squirrels
Rats
Gangsters
1898-1951
Central Park (New York, N.Y.)
Animals
New York (N.Y.)
Squirrels
Rats
Gangsters
1898-1951
Central Park (New York, N.Y.)
