A middle grade title. I liked a lot of it–the worldbuilding, the descriptions of fishing and the sea. Ultimately it felt a little too precious for me to love it completely, but it’s a nice quiet fantasy for kids who like that sort of thing.
★Highway Cats by Janet Taylor LisleSo I don't even know where to begin, with this one. We did not like this one at all. My daughter is a huge cat lover, and I don't mind them. Knowing this, her classmates picked this book for her while she was incredibly sick. One of the local business' brought in a...
Saw the Seattle Children's Theater production of this, probably not too long after it came out in 1991. I liked it! Pleased that it's a book.
by Janet Taylor LisleOpening line: “A rumrunner had lived in town, one of the notorious outlaws who smuggled liquor during the days of Prohibition, that was the rumor.”David wants to be come a reporter and so he decides to look into the story. Over time he forms a connection with Ruben Hart, who tel...
Cat fanicers will especially enjoy this short, pleasant tale.
Hmm. I'm doing a screening read, just to make sure there isn't a tragic death. Why are the bad guys so often Siamese?***Slight little story. It neither offended nor inspired me.
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