Racso and the Rats of NIMH by Jane Leslie Conly

One of the most anticipated events of the first book was the possibility of Mrs. Conly wrote her sequel long after O'Brien's death in 1973, so even though Conly's book attempts to answer many of the open-ended questions posed by the original, it is still Conly's work and not O'Brien's. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Jane Leslie Conly's late father, Robert C. Racso and the Rats of NIMH is a direct sequel to the Newbery Medal-winning book Mrs. Racso and the Rats of NIMH book cover Mrs. Ĭonnections to previous works File:RASCO AND RATS OF NIMH2.jpg Racso, Timothy, and the entire rat colony must observe and sabotage the dam construction before the valley is underwater.Ī review from the University of Chicago's Center for Children's books states that, 'Conly has completely mastered the bucolic tone of the first book', and that 'Characterizations all around are more detailed than in O'Brien's book'. Life in Thorn Valley is suddenly threatened when humans begin planning to build a dam there, flooding the entire area. Racso is also burdened by his family history, as his father deserted the rats' previous colony, placing them in danger of extinction. Timothy and Racso arrive at Thorn Valley, but while Timothy integrates and begins receiving the same accelerated education as the rat children, Racso, coming from a colony of savage urban rats, has trouble adjusting to life in a cultured town of rodents. (Although his mother is an ordinary mouse, Timothy has inherited the extremely high intellect and long lifespan of his father, NIMH escapee Jonathan.) During his trip, Timothy meets Racso, the son of Jenner (a rat of NIMH introduced in first book who is widely considered to be a traitor). Frisby, travels from his family's home to Thorn Valley. In Racso and the Rats of NIMH, the Rats of NIMH have developed a self-sustaining community in Thorn Valley, where they are completely isolated from humanity.

It continues where the previous book left off.

Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, written by Jane Leslie Conly. Racso and the Rats of NIMH is the 1986 sequel to the popular book, Mrs.

Racso and the Rats of NIMH by Jane Leslie Conly