Highway Cats

by Janet Taylor Lisle

Book Overview

A heartwarming tale that's great for fans of Warriors When three kittens are thrown off the back of a truck, none of the highway cats knows what to make of them. They seem to have an appeal--an energy, even--that Khalia Koo, Jolly Roger, and the rest of the mangy, feral cats don't understand. But there are bigger issues to figure out when the bulldozers start coming, threatening to demolish their homes as well as several historical landmarks. Can...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0142414859
• ISBN13: 9780142414859
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

A good story.

Shredder, a grizzled old cat, discovers three abandoned kittens on the highway he lives near. Miraculously, the kittens survive crossing the busy lanes. At first, Shredder and the other feral cats don't much care for these seemingly helpless kittens, but they soon warm to their innocence in the face of life in the wild. Meanwhile, the mayor of the town has plans to build ramps leading to and from the highway--ramps that would run right through the woods in which the cats live. Because the arrival of the kittens has changed the attitudes of so many of the previously cold-hearted cats, they band together to frighten the workers who would destroy their home. This is a good story with drawings at the beginning of each chapter. It was interesting to read about how all of the cats' different personalities work together to care for the kittens and to save their homes from being destroyed. Recommend this to readers who enjoyed The Incredible Journey or Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH.

The mystical kittens prove not only resilient but bring together the highway cat clan

Janet Taylor Lisle's HIGHWAY CATS provides a fine tale of a tough bunch of stray cats holed up in the woods - and the arrival of three tiny kittens who manage to cross a busy highway to find them. The mystical kittens prove not only resilient but bring together the highway cat clan in a battle against bulldozers in this fine story of cat courage.

highway cats

This was interesting. At first the reader thinks the cats are abandoned but that is not so.These are magical kittens. Don't want to give away the plot, so you will have to read this book. A satisfying read. Recommended.