It's like this, cat
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (594 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1512322601 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 142 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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After receiving her A.B. It’s Like This, Cat was her first published novel for young people. She died in 1997. degree from Bryn Mawr College, she worked as a copy-girl for the New York Daily New and the New York Mirror. . Emily Neville was born in Manchester, Connecticut, and now lives in New York City. Mrs. Neville was married to a newspaper-man an
"Newbery Award Winner - 196Newbery Award Winner - 1964 A. Hicks Emily Neville's Newbery Medal winning book, It's Like This, Cat, explores the life of a young and curious boy from New York City. Dave Mitchell, age fourteen, is an only child who doesn't seem to get along with his father, who is constantly lecturing his choice of music and friends. To make matters worse, Dave's mother has asthma attacks every time the two boys fight. It seems that the only p. " according to A. Hicks. Emily Neville's Newbery Medal winning book, It's Like This, Cat, explores the life of a young and curious boy from New York City. Dave Mitchell, age fourteen, is an only child who doesn't seem to get along with his father, who is constantly lecturing his choice of music and friends. To make matters worse, Dave's mother has asthma attacks every time the two boys fight. It seems that the only p. rich and illuminating Matthew J. I'm 35 now, and I read this years ago as a teenager, and it's stuck with me through the years more than almost any book I've read. It captures the sights and sounds of 1964 New York in amazing technicolor, as well as the sentimentality of young love. There's a sentence at the end of the book, when something good has happened to the boy regarding the girl,that, to this day reverberates in my m. "A Nice Find!!" according to Douglas Bowman. Like finding twenty bucks in a pair of pants, I was elated when I came across a free copy of "It's Like This Cat, by Emily Neville. It is one of those elemental books from my childhood, which had kind of recessed in my memory.I read this novel when I was in 5th or 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
And through his interaction with others, Dave develops the strength of character and emotional maturity to accept and survive life's inevitable tragedies.. The cat, named "Cat" lives a wild life that brings Dave in contact with a future friend and girl friend. It’s also the story of how he grew to maturity, helped along indirectly by a stray cat that he brought home from Crazy Kate, the neighborhood Cat Lady. Dave's adventures take him throughout areas of New York City, and the reader is treated to descriptions of famous city landmarks. “My father is always talking about how a dog can be very educational for a boy. "Superb….The best junior novel I've ever read about big-city life." -The New York Times The 1964 Newb
"A fine, honest, flavorful tale." -- -- Chicago Tribune"Different, humorous, with a touch of the vernacular, and a great feeling for the city and its many peoples." -- -- Saturday Review"Superb'the best junior novel I've ever read about big-city life." -- NYT."The thoughts, feelings, and activities of an adolescent boy in contemporary New York City, perceptively revealed in a skillfully written narrative." -- BL.