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Catboy

by Eric Walters
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Taylor and his mother have moved from a small northern town to the heart of Toronto. The differences are dramatic as Taylor becomes part of a classroom of kids as diverse as the city itself. While taking a shortcut across a junkyard with his new best friend, Simon, Taylor becomes aware of a colony of wild cats that make the junkyard their home. Assisted by his classmates, teacher and the security guard, Mr. Singh, Taylor takes a special interest in caring for the cats. Suddenly there is an announcement—the junkyard is being redeveloped to become condominiums. Can Taylor and his friends save the cats of the colony from certain death?

  • Creators

  • Series

    Catboy

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    November 9, 2011

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781554699551

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781554699551
      • File size: 533 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 4.1
    • Lexile® Measure: 620
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 2-3

  • Reviews

    • Booklist

      September 15, 2011
      Grades 4-7 Taylor is still adjusting to life in Toronto, which is very different from the small town where he used to live. He and his new friends start caring for a junkyard colony of feral cats with the help of Mr. Singh, the yard's security guard. But when the yard is sold for condos, the feline caretakers find they must work together and move fast if they are to save the cats from being killeda plot arc that nicely ties together Taylor's need to find his place with the cats' need for a new home. Walters' storywritten in collaboration with students in Toronto schoolsmoves fast and is plenty appealing, if sometimes unbelievable. Realistic elements, such as the multicultural diversity of the big city and the proper way to care for feral cats, give way in the end to over-the-top anthropomorphism, but, by that time, readers will be too eager to see what happens to mind. Solid writing, strong kid characters, caring adults, and cute animals could make this a popular choice.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2011, American Library Association.)

Formats

  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:4.1
  • Lexile® Measure:620
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:2-3

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