A family of mice must go on a ship across the ocean to follow their human family. Despite their fear of water, the three female mice (Helena, Beatrice and Louise) and their brother, Lamont, find many different kinds of mice that are traveling in the ship as well. As the Helena, Louise and Beatrice try to find a way to marry dull Olive Cranston, they find friendship and love themselves. At the end of the voyage, the (human) Cranston girls are engaged and so is Beatrice. Helena - the oldest mouse, finds peace and knows that she doesn't have to worry about her sisters and brother any longer, every member of this mice family has found their destiny.
This is a cute story for 3rd - 5th grade kids, a mice family that goes on an adventure and finds a destiny that they would have never imagined! I love the humor that Richard Peck uses in his stories and this story is no exception, the mice family structure is an interesting concept and yes, I agree that some humans do have their heads on the clouds :)
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