In "Danny's Desert Rats, " Phyllis Reynolds Naylor offers readers, girls included, her second book about T.R. Scarlino, his older brother, Danny, and their friends in the not-so-kid-friendly condominium complex called Rosemary Acres. As in the first book, "Being Danny's Dog, " T.R. feels that he has to keep an eye on Danny, who has become the "man of the house" since the divorce of their parents, and keep him out of trouble. Yet at the same time T.R. doesn't quite understand some of the things Danny is going through -- especially when it comes to his newfound interest in girls, the girl named Mickey in particular. There are times when T.R. thinks Danny has just lost his mind!
Now the gang -- dubbed the "Desert Rats" by T.R.'s mom one hot summer day -- must rally around their friend Paul in his attempt to conceal something from the strict management at Rosemary Acres. Rules may be rules, but if breaking one leads to a happier Paul, the kids feel it's worth it.
With the same humor, sensitivity, and accuracy she uses in her widely acclaimed Alice series, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor probes the struggles of two boys as they face the typical trials of adolescence, in a household without a father.
- ISBN10 0689817762
- ISBN13 9780689817762
- Publish Date 1 June 1998
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Simon & Schuster
- Imprint Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- Format Hardcover (Library Binding)
- Pages 134
- Language English