"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 with an ally: Cat, the stray tom that becomes Dave's confidante and his key to new friendships and experiences. Cat inadvertently leads Dave to Tom, a troubled 19-year-old who needs help, and Mary, a shy girl who opens Dave's eyes and ears to music and theater. Even the Cat-related confrontations with Pop take on a new spirit, with less shouting and more understanding. [This book] offers a . . . tour of New York City in the 1960s"--Provided by publisher.
year: 1963, 2017
call number/section: 1000
subjects: fathers and sons, fiction, friendship, cats, new york (ny), fiction, fiction, father-son relationship, family life, city and town life, nineteen sixties, animals, new york (n.y.), fiction, animal fiction
Editions
Neville, Emily
HarperCollins (1963)
Although he acquired Cat only to defy his father, Dave Mitchell matures through the experiences that are instigated by his pet.
Schools: 2
Neville, Emily
Dover Publications, Inc. (2017)
"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 with an ally: Cat, the stray tom that becomes Dave's confidante and his key to new friendships and experiences. Cat inadvertently leads Dave to Tom, a troubled 19-year-old who needs help, and Mary, a shy girl who opens Dave's eyes and ears to music and theater. Even the Cat-related confrontations with Pop take on a new spirit, with less shouting and more understanding. [This book] offers a . . . tour of New York City in the 1960s"--Provided by publisher.
Schools: 1