The Horn Book Guide

YOUNGER FICTION

Sachs, Marilyn

The Four Ugly Cats in Apartment 3D

72 pp. | Atheneum/Jackson | April, 2002 | Trade ISBN 0-689-84581-2 $$15.00

(2) 1-3 Illustrated by Rosanne Litzinger. Little did eleven-year-old Lily know that one pleasant encounter with a mean neighbor would leave her responsible for four yowly cats. After Mr. Freeman dies, Lily has three days to find homes for the cats. Lily is the only one in her building who cares about the mangy lot; but, with the appealing directness that marks her narrative, she sets out to change that. Characters are affectionately sketched, both in the text and the black-and-white artwork.

Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2002