J FICTION (Grades 2-3)
Violet’s Finest Hour
by Alice Duggan
Two young cats, unappreciated Violet and her bragging friend Grim, use a magic flying cape to stop a gang of bank robbers. 64 pgs.
The Diary of a Killer Cat
by Anne Fine
Tuffy the pet cat gives his side of the story as he tries to defend himself against accusations of killing neighborhood animals including the neighbor's pet rabbit. Can his owner, Ellie, get him to change his vicious ways? 58 pgs.
(Also look for: The Return of the Killer Cat.)
Kidnap at the Catfish Cafe
by Patricia Reilly Giff
Assisted by her cat, Max, Minnie starts up her new detective agency by investigating a thief who will steal anything, even a hot stove. 73 pgs.
Mustard
by Charlotte Towner Graeber
Eight-year-old Alex can’t face the fact that his cat is getting old. 42 pgs.
Pioneer Cat
by William H. Hooks
When a young pioneer girl smuggles a cat aboard the wagon train taking her family from Missouri to Oregon, it turns out to be the best thing she could have done. 62 pgs.
The Klondike Cat
by Julie Lawson
Noah and his pa prepare to join the thousands of gold seekers heading for the Klondike. Pa insists the journey will be too long and too hard for a cat, but Noah just can't leave his pet, Shadow, behind. unpaged
Catwings
by Ursula LeGuin
Four young cats with wings leave the city slums in search of a safe place to live. 39 pgs. (Look for other titles by this author.)
The Cat Who Escaped from Steerage: A Bubbemeiser
by Evelyn Wilde Mayerson
Living in the steerage section of a steamship bound for America, Chanah tries to keep her newly found cat a secret.
66 pgs.
The Storm
by Cynthia Rylant
Pandora the cat becomes a lighthouse keeper and saves the life of Seabold the dog. Together the two of them create a family with three young mice rescued from the sea. 79 pgs.
Harry the Explorer
by Dyan Sheldon
Chicken’s cat, Harry, who is actually an alien, takes her on an adventure that gets her into all kinds of trouble. 79 pgs.
J FICTION (Grades 3-6)
Little Bo
by Julie Andrews Edwards
On a cold and rainy night Little Bo, a tiny gray kitten, finds herself all alone until Billy appears. She finds an instant human friend and an adventurous new life. But Billy is the first mate on a fishing boat, and the captain does not like cats. How will Bo be able to stay aboard? 88 pgs.
Ghost Eye
by Marion Dane Bauer
Purrloom Popcorn, a show cat, receives his first real love from a lonely girl and an array of ghost cats. 82 pgs.
Socks
by Beverly Cleary
The happy home life of Socks, the cat, is disrupted by the addition of a new baby to the household. 156 pgs.
Miranda the Great
by Eleanor Estes
When barbarians invade ancient Rome and Miranda the cat is separated from her owners, she and her daughter lead a group of kittens to safety in the Coliseum. 89 pgs.
Nero Corleone: A Cat’s Story
by Elke Heidenreich
Nero reigns supreme on his farm in Italy until one day he climbs in a cottage window and discovers luxuries
he’s never known before- carpets, a soft couch, and warm condensed milk. Will he leave his family to follow this new life? 89 pgs.
Martin’s Mice
by Dick King-Smith
Believe it or not, Martin, a farm cat, wants mice for friends! 122 pgs. (Look for other titles by this author.)
The Dancing Cats of Applesap
by Janet Taylor Lisle
A shy ten-year-old gets together with one hundred remarkable cats to bring notoriety to Applesap, New York, and to save their beloved Rigg's Drug Store. 169 pgs.
Three Swords for Granada
by Walter Dean Myers
In 1420 Spain, three young cat friends join the warrior cats as they struggle to save their beloved Granada from the vicious dogs of the Fidorean Guard. 105 pgs.
Meow Means Mischief
by Ann Nagda
A stray kitten turns out to be the perfect way to help Rana make friends in her new school and to feel more comfortable with her grandparents, who are visiting from India while her parents are away. 92 pgs.
The Grand Escape
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
After years of being strictly house cats, Marco and Polo escape into the wonderful, but dangerous outside world and are sent on three challenging adventures by a group of cats known as the Club of Mysteries. 148 pgs.
(Look for other titles in The Cat Pack series.)
My Nine Lives By Clio
by Marjorie Priceman
A cat recounts all nine of her remarkable lives from Mesopotamia in 3000 B.C. to Wisconsin in 1995. unpaged.
The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly
by Luis Sepulveda
A dying seagull entrusts her egg to Zorba the cat, who promises to care for it until her chick hatches and then teach the chick to fly. 126 pgs.
Cat Walk
by Mary Stolz
Yearning to be more than just a barnyard rat catcher, a young cat in search of a name embarks on a journey that finally leads him to a special place he can call a home. 120 pgs.
Snot Stew
by Bill Wallace
Brother and sister cats are taken in by a family and learn the pleasures and dangers of living along-side humans. 81 pgs.
JH FICTION (Grades 6-8)
The One-Eyed Cat: A Novel
by Paula Fox
An eleven-year-old shoots a stray cat with his new air rifle, subsequently suffers from guilt, and eventually assumes responsibility for it. 216 pgs.
Into the Wild
by Erin W. Hunter
For generations, four clans of wild cats have shared the forest. When their warrior code is threatened by mysterious deaths, a house cat named Rusty may turn out to be the bravest warrior of all. 272 pgs. (Look for other titles in The Warriors series.)
The Tygrine Cat
by Inbali Iserles
Lost and alone, catling Mati seeks acceptance from a pack of feral cats at Cressida Lock, but something old and evil has followed him from his homeland and it threatens cats everywhere. Mati must unlock the secret of his identity and the power of his Tygrine heritage and use it to defeat Mithos the Destroyer. 242 pgs.
The Stranger Next Door
by Peg Kehret and Pete the Cat
A clever cat's heroism helps two twelve-year-old boys become friends after their families, one of which is in a witness protection program, move to neighboring houses in Hilltop, Washington. 162 pgs. (Also look for Spy Cat.)
Cat Master
by Bonnie Pemberton
Buddy, a pampered indoor cat, and Jett, his powerful, evil brother, vie for the title of Cat Master after the current one dies. Buddy's friends risk highway crossings, animal control officers, and many other urban dangers to escort him to The Gathering, where the next Cat Master will be named. 259 pgs.
Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
by Terry Pratchett
A talking cat, intelligent rats, and a strange boy cooperate in a Pied Piper scam until they try to con the wrong town and are confronted by a deadly evil rat king. 241 pgs.
The Nine Lives of Romeo Crumb: Life One
by L. Rifkin
Romeo’s parents send him to the pound to protect him from the sinister cat Fidel, the evil leader of the “alleys.” Adopted by the Crumb family and unaware of his heritage, Romeo decides to learn the ways of the streets and how to protect his nine lives from the evil alleys. 311 pgs. (Look for other titles in The Nine Lives of Romeo Crumb series.)
Varjak Paw
by S. F. Said
Guided by the spirit of his legendary Mesopotamian ancestor, Jalal, Varjak Paw, a pure-bred cat, leaves his home and pampered existence and sets out to save his family from the evil Gentleman who took their owner, the Contessa, away.
254 pgs.
Sniper
by Theodore Taylor
With his parents away, fifteen-year-old Ben must handle the situation by himself when a mysterious sniper begins shooting the big cats in his family’s private zoological preserve. 227 pgs.
Blitzcat
by Robert Westall
During World War II, a black cat journeys all across war-ravaged England in an effort to track down her beloved master. 230 pgs. (Look for other titles by this author.)
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