A review by tashrow
Sadie and Ratz by Sonya Hartnett, Ann James

5.0

Hannah’s hands are named Sadie and Ratz, and they get into all sorts of trouble. They like to crunch, squish and squeeze things. They are especially active when Hannah’s little brother, Baby Boy, does things like going into her room or using all of the markers. Then Sadie and Ratz try to rub off his ears. Baby Boy screams for help and Hannah gets into trouble. But then one day, something strange happens and Sadie and Ratz get accused of drawing on the wall, when they were nowhere near there. Baby Boy was there, but he tells his parents that Sadie and Ratz were the ones who did it. Later, Baby Boy blamed Sadie and Ratz for his skinned knee. He got a cookie and cuddles, while Hannah only got a cookie. Things were getting out of control, so Hannah sent her hands on vacation so they could no longer be blamed for things they had not done. After that, she discovered that her pet stick insect, Pin, was missing a leg. Now that was taking it too far! Whose busy hands could have done this?

Read the rest of my review on my blog, Waking Brain Cells.