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Busby, Cylin

The Nine Lives of Jacob Tibbs

263 pp. | Knopf | February, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-0-553-51123-9 $16.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-553-51124-6 $19.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-553-51125-3
(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Gerald Kelley. Jacob Tibbs is born the runt of the litter in 1847 on a ship bound for America. Jacob's first-person (first-cat?) account of terrifying ocean squalls, mutiny, and survival on a deserted island has an old-fashioned sensibility, as do the occasional black-and-white facing-page illustrations. This suspenseful, tear-jerking tale will please fans of underdogs, animal stories, and high-seas adventure.
Reviewer: Kristy Pasquariello

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