TY - BOOK AU - Jacques,Brian AU - Chalk,Gary TI - Mattimeo T2 - Redwall series SN - 9780142302408 PY - 2003/// CY - New York PB - Firebird KW - Redwall Abbey (Imaginary place) KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Mice KW - Foxes KW - Animals KW - Heroes KW - Kidnapping victims KW - Revenge KW - Deception KW - Fantasy fiction KW - lcgft N1 - "A tale from Redwall"--Cover; "First published in 1989 by Hutchinson's Children Books Ltd."--Title page verso; Slagar the cruel -- General Ironbeak -- Malkariss; Ages 10-14; AR; 5.2; 18.0 N2 - Preparation for a great feast are underway at Redwall Abbey, and the young mouse Mattimeo is contributing his share of the labors. But Mattimeo is the son of Mathius, the guardian of Redwall Abbey, and it is this fact that makes him the target of a fiendish kidnapping plot contrived by the vicious fox, Slagar the Cruel. When Mathias and his brave followers abandon their homes and face enslavement for the return of their children, the captive Mattimeo stands to prove his worth -- and an unexpected hero is born ER -