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    Scuffy
    Scuffy
    Scuffy
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    Scuffy

    By Luba Brezhnev

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    Scuffy is the true story of a white rat. He was like no other ordinary rat, had no cage, and went outside through the cat door at will. He liked to be given baths in the kitchen sink and slept wherever he pleased. Although Scuffy was a boy, he was sometimes called “a spoiled little girl”.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLuba Brezhnev
    Release dateMay 5, 2013
    ISBN9781301085521
    Scuffy
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    Luba Brezhnev

    My dear readers, my name is Luba Brezhnev. I am a writer and a journalist. My book "The World I Left Behind" was published by Random House and made it into the New York best-selling authors list. It was recommended by the McLaughlin Group as one of the best twelve books of the year. My next book, published in Moscow, also became a bestseller. Now I'm writing books for children. Why did I begin to write for children? First of all, because I love children very much. Of course, the stores today are filled with many entertaining books for children. Some are very well written, but I wanted to write books that would teach children to live according to their conscience and stand up for those who have been treated unfairly. I wanted to write books about benevolence, morality, and the ability to love others and be a true friend. In our days, the moral development of the younger generations is a pressing issue. I view writing for children as a serious responsibility. My books are about kindness, about compassion for the weak, about respect for oneself and for others. They teach lessons about courtesy and tolerance. I hope very much that my heroes will touch the hearts of young readers and their parents.

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      Scuffy - Luba Brezhnev

      Scuffy

      Luba Brezhnev

      Text and Illustrations copyright 2012 Luba Brezhnev

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      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, translated or stored in an information retrieval system in any form or any means graphic, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, taping, and recording without prior written permission from the author.

      First edition

      Title Scuffy

      Author Luba Brezhnev

      Translator Geoffrey Polk

      Illustrator Nastya Arushanova

      www.lubabrezhnev.com

      email: luba@brezhnev.com

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      Scuffy

      Scuffy is the true story of a white rat. He was like no other ordinary rat, had no cage, and went outside through the cat door at will. He liked to be given baths in the kitchen sink and slept wherever he pleased. Although Scuffy was a boy, he was sometimes called a spoiled little girl.

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      Once upon a time there lived a little girl… Wait, that sounds like the start of a fairy tale, doesn’t it? But this is no fairy tale, just a true story that sounds very much like it could have been a fairy tale…

      Once upon a time there lived a little girl. She had long fair hair and big blue eyes, so the other children called her Princess. The name clung to her like a vine, and even her parents began to call her Princess instead of her real name. And when she was sick, her mother would call the kindergarten teacher and say: Our Princess has a fever today and won’t be going to school.

      The little girl was very good, very obedient, and very quiet. Everyone loved her very much. But she had the terrible habit of gnawing her clothing. She would gnaw little holes in shawls, mittens, dresses and the laces from her cap. When she got around to gnawing her favorite silken dress, and had gnawed through almost all its little red rose patterns, her mother ran out of patience.

      Enough is enough! she said. "Our little rodent

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