Kaspar

by Michael Morpurgo M B E

Paperback, 2009

Status

Available

Call number

823.914

Collection

Publication

HarperCollins Publishers (2009), Edition: UK ed., 224 pages

Description

Fourteen-year-old Johnny Trott, a bell-boy at London's Savoy Hotel in 1912, becomes caregiver to Kaspar Kandinsky, the Prince of Cats, and soon the two are stowing away on the Titanic, where they are befriended by the Stanton family of New York.

User reviews

LibraryThing member Kata18
This book got chosen for book club and i think that it is very good. Michael Morpurgo used a famous non-fiction story and made it into a fiction book.
LibraryThing member dodau
A great story by a great childrens author. The tale of Kasper, who outlives a countess, survives the Titanic and brings a boy a new family.
LibraryThing member Sullywriter
A fun, fast-moving, and most enjoyable old-fashioned tale.
LibraryThing member YanYiAu
Kaspar prince of cats by Micheal Morpurgo is about a little boy who works at a hotel as a bell boy and a women singer came to the hotel to stayed.The little boy and the woman became good friend.One day the woman died so he went into the woman's hotel room and found a cat.The cat and him became good
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friends.The singers friends came to get the cat and when the were going ,they ask the little boy if he wanted to go with him to the titanic.The little boy said 'no because if he goes he will lose his job'.But he went to say good bye but the boat left the place before he got out. This book is really good and it talk a little bit about freindship.
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LibraryThing member wichitafriendsschool
When kaspar the cat first arrived at London’s Savoy Hotel, it was Johnny Trott who carried him in. After all, Johnny was a bellboy and was responsible for all of Countess Kandinsky’s things— including Kaspar. But when tragedy befalls the Countess during her stay, Kaspar becomes more than
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Johnny’s responsibility: Kaspar is Johnny’s new cat, and his new best friend.And when Kaspar and Johnny meet Lizziebeth, a spirited young heiress, they find themselves journeying across the Atlantic with Lizziebeth’s family on England’s newest and most magnificent ship, the Titanic. Because there is always adventure in the air with a cat like Kaspar around. After all, he’s Kaspar Kandinsky, Prince of Cats, a Londoner and a New Yorker and, as far as anyone knows, the only cat to survive the sinking of the Titanic. . . .
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LibraryThing member ChazziFrazz
It may be Inspector Witherspoon's life, but it is Mrs. Jeffries who really runs things. Not only is she the housekeeper who keeps life at home smooth running, she is also the one who seems to guide the Inspector in solving the mysteries that come his way.

In this book, the Inspector has put the
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household on a tight budget. To keep in line with this new ruling, Cook has dusted off an old cookbook with recipes that are as tasty as the dust but very economical. Not only is the Inspector suffering through these frugal meals, he is also working through a new murder of a business man who has a long list of possible suspects. Seems this business man has cheated his investors our of a nice chunk of money. The Inspector is trying to focus on finding clues and interviewing witnesses, while trying to ignore hunger pains from his diet at home.

Behind the scenes, Mrs. Jeffries has organized the household staff into its' efficient sleuthing team mode. Cook may be feeding pauper meals to the Inspector, but she still is sure to have tea and sweet buns for when other household staff members drop by to chat in the kitchen. Meanwhile Wiggins, Betsy and Smythe utilize their network of other household staffs for information; uncovering some unsavoury secrets that point to who the guilty party is and why.

This is a cozy series set in Victorian times and is a fun and fast read.
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Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2008

Physical description

208 p.; 5.12 inches

ISBN

0007267002 / 9780007267002

Barcode

91100000177088

Other editions

DDC/MDS

823.914
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