It's Like This, Cat

It's Like This, Cat

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author = Emily Cheney Neville
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country = United States
language = English
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genre = Children's novel
publisher = Harper & Row
release_date = 1963
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = 181 pp
isbn = NA
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"It's Like This, Cat" is a novel written by Emily Cheney Neville that won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1964.

Plot summary

The protagonist is Dave Mitchell, a 14-year-old who is growing up in mid-20th century New York City. His mother is asthmatic, her attacks worsened by the stress she feels when Dave and his father have their frequent arguments. Dave's refuge after a clash with his father is with Kate, an elderly neighbor whose apartment is filled with the stray cats she loves. Dave adopts one of the cats, names it "Cat", and takes it home.

Cat's presence brings Dave into contact with several new people, including Tom, a troubled college-aged boy, and Mary, his first girlfriend. While documenting Tom's growing maturity, the book also provides glimpses of several of New York's neighborhoods and attractions, from the Fulton Fish Market to the Bronx Zoo and Coney Island.

External links

* [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/24921 Freely-available text of "It's Like This, Cat" at Project Gutenberg]


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