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    Ratspeak: A Tor.Com Original
    Ratspeak: A Tor.Com Original
    Ratspeak: A Tor.Com Original
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    Ratspeak: A Tor.Com Original

    By Sarah Porter

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    Ratspeak is the the shrill and sly language of the rats of New York City's subway. When a curious boy is granted his wish to speak and understand the secret language of the rats, he brings a curse upon his home. "Ratspeak" is a standalone story by the acclaimed author of Vassa in the Night (Tor Teen, September 2016).

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateAug 24, 2016
    ISBN9780765391230
    Ratspeak: A Tor.Com Original
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    Sarah Porter

    Sarah Porter is currently an academic visitor at the Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford where she is researching how universities can better adapt to their current and future challenges and to embrace the opportunities that are offered to them through new developments such as MOOCs.

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