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Rocklin, Joanne

The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook

227 pp. | Abrams/Amulet | April, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4197-0192-4 $16.95
(2) 4-6 Oona's father has died, and now her cat Zook is sick. To comfort her little brother, Oona comes up with stories about Zook's previous lives. Rocklin intertwines her characters so smartly that the book's many coincidences and serendipitous events feel organic to the story. The ending--bittersweet, inevitable, and true--offers much-needed catharsis for the family and for anyone who has ever loved a pet.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2012

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