"Sign of the Rat" is an adventure novel, featuring a teenage archaeologist. His nickname is Trouble. Go with Trouble on his dangerous travels. His journey begins in a curio shop in Manhattan and takes him to Paris. His final destination is a secret laboratory lost in the jungles of Vietnam. On this risky expedition, it isnt easy to know whos on his side. A rich junkyard king, the daughter of a jewel thief and a movie addict bring help and harm. Some of them are enemies, waiting for Trouble to solve the puzzle.
Troubles adventures began in the bestselling novel "Everest is Hollow." Like that previous book, "Sign of the Rat" is targeted at Young Adult readers (ages 11 to 15). However, fans as young as 9 years old enjoyed "Everest is Hollow," as did senior citizens. So parents may find "Sign of the Rat" a book they can share with their children. The novel is also designed to be a success with reluctant readers, who express joy when something happens in every scene.
The Trouble adventure series is part of Silicon Valley Novels kids saving kids by reading project. Proceeds are donated to Doctors Without Borders, winners of the Nobel Prize. Each book sold buys medicine to save a childs life.
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