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The mayor of Central Park
By Floca, Brian
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-06051-556-0
- Publisher
- New York : HarperCollins, 2003.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2003
Gr 3-6 This animal fantasy cum comic-gangster tale is spiced with some old-fashioned romance and set at the turn of the 19th century. The narrator, a cub reporter at the Daily Mirror, tells the story of squirrel Oscar Westerwit, acclaimed as the "Mayor" of Central Park. The story centers around Oscar's struggle against the rat Big Daddy Duds, when he and his gang invade the park, terrorize the residents, and vandalize their homes. The book opens with the star pitcher of the Central Park Green Sox going missing: the first sign that something is amiss. The resolution to the ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
