SuitabookThe mouse rap
Walter Dean Myers
- Reading
- The story has several connected strands. You could pause at a natural break to track how the friends’ plans, Mouse’s family life and the rumour of money intersect.
- Themes
- Humour and interwoven plot strands: Mouse’s summer involves friendship, family change, a dance contest and a rumour about hidden money. The book presents this mainly as information or explanation.
- Worth knowing
- The plot includes Mouse’s father returning after leaving the family years earlier, and a girl who kisses Mouse while also seeming interested in other boys.