Monday, March 12, 2012

PB #13: The Cat, or How I Lost Eternity- Mildred L. Batchelder

Author:  Jutta Richter
Illustrator:  Rotraut Susanne Berner
Genre:  Juvenile Fiction
Subgenre: Animals
Themes:  actions, concious, enemies
Primary characters: Christine
Secondary Characters:  Alley cat
Awards:  Mildred L. Batchelder
Date of Publication:  2007
Publishing Company:  Milkweed Editions
A wonderful story about a girl who meets an alley cat on her way to school.  The little girl is very nervous for the fact that she can talk to this alley cat, and also that the alley cat can convince her of anything.  She is late to school, she is in trouble by her headmaster, she is talking to cats! What could happen next?....or better question, why is this happening?!

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