{"product_id":"its-like-this-cat-9780064400732","title":"It's Like This, Cat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Newbery-winning classic novel about a young New Yorker who figures out the world on his own terms with the help of one prickly tomcat, for readers who enjoy such books as \u003cem\u003eAl Capone Does My Shirts \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eHoot\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDave Mitchell and his father disagree on almost everything--and every time their fighting sets off his mother's asthma, Dave ends up storming out of the house. But when Dave meets a big, handsome tomcat, he decides to bring him home, no matter what his father has to say about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith adventure-loving Cat around, Dave meets lots of new people--like Tom, a young dropout on his own in the city, and Mary, the first girl he can talk to like a real person.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd as his eyes open to those around him, Dave starts to understand his father a little better. They still don't see eye-to-eye on a lot of things, but there is one thing they can both agree on: Having a cat can be very educational--especially when it's one like Cat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeville, Emily Cheney:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmily Neville\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Manchester, Connecticut, and graduated from Bryn Mawr College. Before she wrote her Newbery Medal-winning first novel, \u003cem\u003eIt's Like This, Cat\u003c\/em\u003e, she worked as a newspaper reporter in New York City\u003cem\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003eHer other books for children include \u003cem\u003eBerries Goodman\u003c\/em\u003e, an ALA Notable Book; \u003cem\u003eThe Bridge\u003c\/em\u003e, a picture book illustrated by Ronald Himler; and \u003cem\u003eThe China Year\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50644918862098,"sku":"9780064400732","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3855f5ac-72ae-4059-9639-491759394ab0.jpg?v=1733129524","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/its-like-this-cat-9780064400732","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}