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To Be a Cat
by Haig, Matt
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10
- 1442454067
- ISBN 13
- 9781442454064
- Seller
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Reviews
On Jun 9 2018, a reader said:
To Be A Cat is a stand-alone book for young readers by popular British author, Matt Haig. It's Barney Willow's twelfth birthday, but it's hardly what you'd call a happy one. His parents are divorced, and his dad's been missing, properly missing, since last summer. His mum is sad and a bit manic. He's constantly picked on, by everyone, from the kids at school, especially that bully Gavin Needle, to the head teacher, Miss Polly Whipmire. He has one good friend, and she's a girl; she's not a girlfriend, no. Rissa Fairweather is cool and different and doesn't care what anyone says about her.
By the end of the schoolday, things are about as bad as they can be: Barney's got a letter to his Mum from Miss Whipmire. It's his last warning, threatening expulsion next time he does something wrong. Fair enough if he did something wrong, but it's Gavin who's getting up to mischief and blaming him. That is, when Miss Whipmire isn't reprimanding him for the tiniest thing. When he spots a cat on the way home, he fervently wishes they could swap places. Cats have a great life, don't they? But don't they say "Be careful what you wish for"?
The next morning, Barney wakes up as a cat. Actually, that cat. This causes more problems for him than he had ever dreamed were possible, but it turns out he hasn't swapped bodies with just any cat. He's now inhabiting a cat that's in league with Miss Whipmire, and Miss Whipmire is not quite who or what she seems. While Barney is rescued from Miss Whipmire's filing cabinet (and certain death) by brave and smart Rissa, that's not the end of the story, and getting people to understand it's him is, understandably, near impossible.
Young readers (and not so young) will enjoy the hilarious character names, descriptions (which are supplemented in the print version with wonderful illustrations by Stacy Curtis), and the occasional wordplay, as well as a clever plot with an exciting climax. And of course, there's a worthwhile lesson on self-esteem in there too. This Carnegie Medal Nominee (2013), brilliantly narrated by Chris Pavlo, is a delightful read.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Wonder Book (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- X09A-01242
- Title
- To Be a Cat
- Author
- Haig, Matt
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1442454067
- ISBN 13
- 9781442454064
- Publisher
- Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- This edition first published
- 2014-06
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