Rodentia: Book 1 - Wundarwurld (The Amazing Ratboy)
by JP MaynardPublish: Jan 08, 2020Series: The Amazing RatboyTeen & Young AdultBook Overview
Paxon Wesser is a young boy with a very special power: he can communicate with rats. Not just any rats, though, but ghostly entities made from the stuff of childrens' nightmares known as The Rodentia. When his powers begin to plague his everyday existence, his parents decide to send him for psychiatric care, which eventually lands him at the Gumtree Institute. At Gumtree, he grows from a young boy into a restless teenager, hellbent at finally making his escape and regaining his independence and freedom. Together with his only friend and The Rodentia, he makes his way into the wilderness to the famed city of Las Vegas, meeting a man known as Sonny Miranda at a bus depot, who just happens to be a carnie from the east coast looking for his next big act. Taking on Paxon and his unique ability to be a forerunner at this Freakhouse, he gives the young man a chance at a new life, helping Paxon to venture forth into adulthood.Only nothing good seems to last forever for Paxon, and The Rodentia once again come to plague his life, this time committing a horrific act that becomes the final straw. Seeking answers, he embarks on a trip with his newfangled carnie friends, Chynna & Christian, to visit his estranged father, hoping the man can provide him with the solutions he's been looking for.
