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Lee, Ingrid
3 Reviews
(4)
4-6
The small town of Clydesdale has a feral cat problem. Lee paints the town's atrocities against the cats with a heavy hand; practically any imagined violence toward strays is detailed here. The kindness of two teens and of protagonist Billy eventually saves the day in a dramatic fashion. The chapters told from the cats' viewpoints are more captivating than the main text.
Reviewer: Lauren Aimonette LIang
(4)
YA
SideStreets series.
Hardworking high schooler Avvy finds a wallet containing a cash card. In desperation, she uses the money to help her Chinese immigrant parents' struggling restaurant. In doing so, she quickly realizes how easy it can be to cross the honesty line. The story, including several subplots, is entirely predictable, but the tale's details are engaging.
Reviewer: Susan Halperin
(4)
4-6
This story relates the tale of an abandoned dog who transcends his circumstances. He ultimately saves an elderly woman from perishing in her burning house, a teenager from drowning in an abandoned distillery--and every pit bull in his community from extermination. Though the adventures are dramatic, the story is more a tract in defense of pit bulls than a novel.
Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin
3 reviews
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