It’s like this, cat

It’s like this, cat

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It’s like this, cat by Emily Neville

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1963

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134

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It’s like this, cat

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"My father is always talking about how a dog can be very educational for a boy. This is one reason I got a cat."Dave Mitchell and his father yell at each other a lot, and whenever the fighting starts, Dave's mother gets an asthma attack. That's when Dave storms out of the house. Then Dave finds Cat, a stray, and adopts him. On his outings with Cat, Dave meets new friends and learns a lot about himself and his father. Winner of the 1964 Newbery Medal.

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I read this novel when I was in 6th grade and I was very much aware that its themes were more mature and real-world than the sports books that made up most of my reading. This book really helped turn me into a more discerning reader, and even at that early age, I could start to evaluate a work and appreciate it for its stylistic choices. The New York City setting was fascinatingly vivid to me and the first glimmerings of attraction to girls conicided with my own phase.

I teach English now and I would be curious to see how the book holds up today.
Growing up in New York in the early 1960s, 14-year-old Dave Mitchell ponders the nature of family relationships while wandering around the city with his cat.

A delightful coming-of-age story, it's not at all dated, apart from occasionally jarring period references to things like air conditioning (not universal in the '60s), transistor radios and Harry Belafonte. More introspective than action-oriented, it ends somewhat abruptly -- the biggest flaw.