The Secret of Nimh (original 1971; edition 1982)

This book is about a mother rat who must save her family by turning to the help of a strange group of rats that she knows nothing about. This book is a good book to learn about trust, acceptance, and teamwork. Sometimes you have to put aside your personal differences to work together with someone to achieve a bigger goal. And who knows, by doing that you might learn that they really weren't so different from you to begin with. ( )

Another childhood favorite I've read many many times. ( )

Old Children's Book. Liked it as a kid, but haven't read it in years. ( )

Cute, if suffering from plot holes and a rather unforgivable approval of animal experimentation. And male-as-default syndrome. ( )

I have seen the movie The Secret of NIMH multiple times and always loved it. Came across the book and began wondering how it may be different--and it is! I's funny that a book with not much of a plot can be so compelling. There's no magic necklace like in the movie plot, no big dramatic confrontation at the end, but the characterization is excellent, and it was definitely set up to be the first book in a series. At the end the reader is left not knowing if some of the characters have survived, but it fit well in the scope of the story. Sometimes we do only get to know people for a brief period of time before they move away and we're left wondering how their lives turn out. ( )