by Emily Cheney Neville
Although the writing is sloppy and the book is a bit dated, "It's Like This, Cat" can still strike an empathetic chord with a male audience.The book does talk about neutering animals, which was a big plus to me. For some odd reason, it seems that boys and men have a hard time adjusting to the thoug...
It was hard for me to grok why this one got a Newbery. It's such a nothing story- I don't see much growth in the protagonist, I don't understand what the satellite characters bring to the table, and hoo-boy is it dated.
First recent read: I can see why this book confused me as a child...a New York apartment setting (do people live in apartments? why don't they have a house?)...an eighteenyear old boy who is homeless (where are the boy's parents?)...young teenagers who wander around a big city (isn't that dangerous?...
The title of this book has been rattling around in my head for 25 years. Jesus!
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