"Superb. The best junior novel I've ever read about big-city life." -- The New York Times.
After another fight with Pop, 14-year-old Dave storms out of their apartment and nearly gets hit by a car. Kate, the local cat lady, comes to the rescue, and Dave returns home...
The Newbery-winning classic novel about a young New Yorker who figures out the world on his own terms with the help of one prickly tomcat, for readers who enjoy such books as Al Capone Does My Shirts and Hoot . Dave Mitchell and his father disagree on almost everything--and every...
The Newbery-winning classic novel about a young New Yorker who figures out the world on his own terms with the help of one prickly tomcat, for readers who enjoy such books as Al Capone Does My Shirts and Hoot . Dave Mitchell and his father disagree on almost everything--and every...
This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare's...
"Superb....The best junior novel I've ever read about big-city life." -The New York Times "A fine, honest, flavorful tale." -- -- Chicago Tribune "Different, humorous, with a touch of the vernacular, and a great feeling for the city and its many peoples." -- -- Saturday Review...
Dave Mitchell is fourteen and growing up in the midst of the variety and excitement of New York City. In this quiet, reflective, and humorous story of a boy's journey toward adulthood, Emily Neville captures the flavor of one kind of New York boyhood-the sights and sounds of...
It's Like This, Cat is a Children's novel written by Emily Neville, winner of the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature. "My father is always talking about how a dog can be very educational for a boy. This is one reason I got a cat. My father talks a...
The Newbery-winning classic novel about a young New Yorker who figures out the world on his own terms with the help of one prickly tomcat, for readers who enjoy such books as Al Capone Does My Shirts and Hoot. Dave Mitchell and his father disagree on...