It's Like This, Cat

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.

Dave Mitchell and his father disagree on almost everything-and every time their fighting sets off his mother's asthma, Dave ends up storming out of the house. But when Dave meets a big, handsome tomcat, he decides to bring him home, no matter what his father has to say about it.

With adventure-loving Cat around, Dave meets lots of new people-like Tom, a young dropout on his own in the city, and Mary, the first girl he can talk to like a real person.

And as his eyes open to those around him, Dave starts to understand his father a little better. They still don't see eye-to-eye on a lot of things, but there is one thing they can both agree on: Having a cat can be very educational-especially when it's one like Cat.

"This is superb-the best junior novel I've ever read about big-city life." -The New York Times

"Different, humorous, with a touch of the vernacular, and a great feeling for the city and its many peoples." -Saturday Review

"A fine, honest, flavorful tale." -Chicago Tribune

"The thoughts, feelings, and activities of an adolescent boy in contemporary New York City, perceptively revealed in a skillfully written narrative." -Booklist