“Angels?” Miss Kitty asked when I suggested she might like Odyssey of Angels by Joan La Blanc. She accepted the book and then looked at me with more antipathy than confusion. “I thought you meant the Christmas kind. You know, with wings and harps. I’m ready for mistletoe and holly. Not nurses on a mission.”Continue reading “Waiting for Angels”
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Hungry for a Good Story
When Mickey Blanchette saw my copy of The Hunger, he misread the title as “I’m Hungry”—an understandable error for a feline with an ample waistline. And while the book features no cats, it does feature Mutt, a family dog. Mickey approved of that. The Hunger, a fictionalized first-person account of the 14-year-old Philly McCormack, detailsContinue reading “Hungry for a Good Story”
The Declaration of Independence
July 4. Independence Day. The Cats are reading the Declaration of Independence. Of course!