Books with title The Rat-Pit

The PitShort storylineThis is the story of a young man named Steve. He works hard and tries his best to be a friendly and helpful person. One day, Steve hears a tall tale spread across the village about a gold mine a short distance from the village. Steve is very skeptical at first, but decides to chase down the tall tale anyways. Along his journey, Steve finds much more than he bargained for. The young adventurer finds himself pit against a dangerous world that is out to get him and must strive to survive in the danger he has set foot into. Between monsters, starvation, and trying his best not to get lost throughout the massive cave, Steve pushes onward to try to find the gold mine that so many people seemed to believe in. Is there truly a large stash of gold waiting for him, or was this gold mine nothing more than a contrived myth? As Steve endeavors the journey to discern fact from fiction on this treacherous adventure he has taken upon himself, he learns much about survival, morals, and what truly matters at the end of the day when it is all said and done. Follow this Exciting New Adventure!!!!! GRAB your copy NOW!!!!!

The Pit is a powerful story, encompassing plague-ridden London, ghosts from the past and present, and one boy’s determination to solve unanswered questions and cure an old man’s terror.When an old man comes to stay with Oliver’s parents, Oliver is astonished by the man’s acute phobia of fleas and rats. Determined to discover the source of the old man’s terror, Oliver is drawn to a demolition site, where workmen are suffering appalling mental injuries. Oliver realises that something of enormous, terrifying power has been unearthed by the workmen but before he can find out more, a terrified scream comes from the cellar of his house. Thinking the screams to be from the old man, Oliver plunges into the cellar… to find himself in plague-ridden London, trapped in the body of a boy, surrounded by plague victims.

It’s 1973 and 15-year-old Beau Harper is being unceremoniously unloaded at Sego Lily Camp which, despite its beautiful and remote red-rock desert setting, feels juvenile and unoriginal. To his surprise, he spots someone he recognizes: Claire Lucas, the new girl at his school, to whom he has never actually spoken.Brought together by an unfortunate mishap at camp, Beau and Claire find themselves leaving Sego Lily together sooner than expected, led by a man who is not what he seems. Far from making it home safe and sound, they end up somewhere unbelievable – transforming an unremarkable event into an intense and dangerous whirlwind of adventure which alters the remainder of both of their lives, and brings them right back to the edge of The Pit.

The news of a suicide in a small town leaves a high school boys friends and family searching for answers. Inspired by true events, The Pit follows the friendship of four high school wrestlers Paul, Sam, Rick, and Buckywhom are just average young men dealing with average teenage stressors like grades, homework, college prospects, sex, and the need to live up to their reputation as top high school athletes. When they lose one of their own, Paul, the only Christian among the group of friends, starts to doubt the God he always knew and trusted. Will Paul and his friends be able to see and feel the presence of Jesus Christ in a situation that feels utterly Godless?

When an old man comes to stay with Oliver's parents, Oliver is astonished by the man's acute phobia of fleas and rats. Determined to discover the source of the old man's terror, Oliver is drawn to a demolition site, where workmen are suffering appalling mental injuries. Oliver realises that something of enormous, terrifying power has been unearthed by the workmen but before he can find out more, a terrified scream comes from the cellar of his house. Thinking the screams to be from the old man, Oliver plunges into the cellar...to find himself in plague-ridden London, trapped in the body of a boy, surrounded by plague victims.

Stan and Pam are dinosaurs who are overjoyed when they are given a pet rat called Pat. However, when Pat goes missing, Stan and Pam look everywhere and end up enlisting the help of some friends to find her. This fun story is written by Honor Head and illustrated by Julian Mosedale.• Red A/Band 2A books offer predictable text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development.• Text type: A simple story with a familiar setting• Pages 14–15 provide an opportunity for children to recap the story.• Curriculum links: Personal, Social and Emotional Development; P.S.H.E.