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The Scorpion’s Tail

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The Scorpion's Tail

Follow Rodney as he goes from small robot in a small town to big hero in the big city.

There is a new Robot in town. His name is Rodney and he is going to be an inventor. But first he will have to go on an adventure…

The second instalment in James Moloney’s compelling Doomsday Rats series takes up the story exactly where Book One left off …

In a futuristic city ruled by an evil scientific genius, the resistance group of children known as the Doomsday Rats might be the only hope of saving mankind. Up until now their greatest advantage has been that no-one knows they live in the underground tunnels – but three of them have just been forced to reveal the secret.

Now the rats are fighting for their lives, as they are tracked through the tunnels by the hideous Gadges – the city’s security force – using a strange creature with the hearing of a bat and the sight of a vulture. Yet maybe this creature isn’t on the Gadges’ side after al …
There’s worse to come, as the Rats must face the terrifying Firedrake – and a robotic scorpion that fires missiles from its tail. But wen the Gadges decide to flood the tunnel system, how many of the Rats will survive?

Type Of BookAustralian Novel
FormatPaperback
Age9+
ISBN9780207196669
Published16/11/2004
Price Per CopyRRP $14.95
1–9 copies$13.45
10–19 copies$12.70
20+ copies$11.96
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James Moloney

James Moloney is one of Australia’s most respected and awarded children’s book authors. His novel Dougy was named an Honour Book in the Older Reader category of the CBC awards in 1994; Gracie was named an Honour Book in the Older Reader category of the CBC awards in 1995; while The House on River Terrace was shortlisted in the same category in the 1995 CBC awards. A Bridge to Wiseman’s Cove won the CBC award for Older Readers in 1997 and was shortlisted in the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards in the same year; an award James later won for his novel Touch Me in 2001. He has also been awarded Family Awards for Children’s Literature, Children’s Peace Literature Awards, Multicultural Children’s Literature Awards and had titles selected for inclusion in the International Youth Library in Munich.

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