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Volo (2002), 278 pages
Description
Sarah liked to think of Miss Tabitha Henshaw's house of thirty cats as "almost an enchanted place." Soon Sarah and the older woman become friends, and Sarah also gets to know each of the cats' personalities. But when an angry neighbor complains to the town council, they tell Miss Tabitha the cats must go. Then Sarah has an idea: if she can match cats with people, perhaps she can find all her feline friends new homes.
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
278 p.; 5.25 inches
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LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV
Hm. Well, it's clearly a fantasy, as Miss Tabitha' house *would* suffer from so many cats. And the ending was pretty much a Deus ex machina.
But I do like the idea of the girl Sarah getting to know people better by trying to find just the right cat to convince them to adopt. And the author does
However, the characterization of the neighbor, well, hmpf. Nobody tries to see his point of view at all. He doesn't have to a bad person to be unsympathetic to cats eating his flowers and doing their business in his earth and yowling at night. I sympathize with him, even though I actually like cats.
Biggest problem - nobody even thinks about neutering the poor critters. Miss Tabitha is even proud of the ones that keep having litters!
I can imagine I would have loved this as a fantasy when I was a girl, but I'm too cynical now. And I can't think of any child nowadays wanting to read it.
But I do like the idea of the girl Sarah getting to know people better by trying to find just the right cat to convince them to adopt. And the author does
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teach us quite a bit about the proper care of cats.However, the characterization of the neighbor, well, hmpf. Nobody tries to see his point of view at all. He doesn't have to a bad person to be unsympathetic to cats eating his flowers and doing their business in his earth and yowling at night. I sympathize with him, even though I actually like cats.
Biggest problem - nobody even thinks about neutering the poor critters. Miss Tabitha is even proud of the ones that keep having litters!
I can imagine I would have loved this as a fantasy when I was a girl, but I'm too cynical now. And I can't think of any child nowadays wanting to read it.
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