In Australia's bush, every critter boasts a boast-worthy skill—kangaroos leap leagues, emus dash dust devils—but bushrat feels blandly blank. When flames flicker fierce, his tiny tunnels turn tidal wave saviors, quenching the blaze and crowning his cleverness king of crises. Ripper's riotous spreads romp with Aussie zest, a Macmillan Prize winner unearthing that understated smarts shine brightest in bushfire binds.
