'Most hamsters are gentle, timid, domesticated creatures. Easily tamed and house-proud, they need little more than a full bowl of food and an exercise wheel to adapt to their small homes. Some hamsters, however, are different...' So begins the epic adventure of Frank, a hamster with a mission and a motto - 'Courage!' Frank dreams of the world outside - about the original wild hamsters of Syria and their leader, the legendary Black Hamster of Narkiz.

 

There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published 2002 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Livi Michael is the author of a number of adult books and her writing has been compared to early Pat Barker. She lives in Saddleworth, Yorkshire.