The Christmas Rat / Avi / 135 pages / Winter Holiday Themed Book

It's the week before Christmas and Eric is already bored with his vacation.  His parents have to work, his friends are out of town, and the city is snowed under.  When Eric opens his apartment door to Anje Gabrail, an exterminator, he is dragged into the adventure of a lifetime.  Eric has discovered evidence of a rat when he goes to the basement to get the family's Christmas decorations.  An angel that his Mom has had since childhood has been badly gnawed.  Eric agrees to help the exterminator, who is armed with a crossbow, and later regrets his decision.  An afterword gives excellent information on the Angel Gabriel's appearances in the Bible.