Harriet the Beach Cat

Harriet the Beach Cat
Author: Leah Hudson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 55
Release: 2019-05-20
Genre:
ISBN: 9781098963644

On a Greek island with countless stray cats, all facing a daily routine filled with danger and uncertainty, a one-eyed beach cat named Harriet craves a sense of belonging. Befriending a summer tourist, Harriet can't help but wonder what her life might be like if he took her home. But when summer ends and her new companion leaves without her, Harriet never loses hope. Based on a true story, follow along as Harriet navigates her feelings as well as her daily life, and ultimately finds the comfort and security she seeks. Proceeds from this book benefit the Skiathos Cat Welfare Association! 8 x 10 full page color illustrations Ages 2 - 10

Caterpillar Summer

Caterpillar Summer
Author: Gillian McDunn
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2019-04-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1681197448

This beautifully written, emotional debut perfect for fans of Lynda Mullaly Hunt or Ali Benjamin tells the story of a girl, her special needs brother, and the summer they will never forget. "An engaging, honest book." --Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life "A beautiful story of family, forgiveness, life on an island, and growing up.”--Kate Messner, author of Breakout and The Seventh Wish Cat and her brother Chicken have always had a very special bond--Cat is one of the few people who can keep Chicken happy. When he has a "meltdown" she's the one who scratches his back and reads his favorite story. She's the one who knows what Chicken needs. Since their mom has had to work double-hard to keep their family afloat after their father passed away, Cat has been the glue holding her family together. But even the strongest glue sometimes struggles to hold. When a summer trip doesn't go according to plan, Cat and Chicken end up spending three weeks with grandparents they never knew. For the first time in years, Cat has the opportunity to be a kid again, and the journey she takes shows that even the most broken or strained relationships can be healed if people take the time to walk in one another's shoes. An Indies Introduce Pick A Parents Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year An Amazon Best Book of the Year

Caterpillar Summer

Caterpillar Summer
Author: Gillian McDunn
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2019-04-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 168119743X

This beautifully written, emotional debut perfect for fans of Lynda Mullaly Hunt or Ali Benjamin tells the story of a girl, her special needs brother, and the summer they will never forget. "An engaging, honest book." --Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life "A beautiful story of family, forgiveness, life on an island, and growing up.”--Kate Messner, author of Breakout and The Seventh Wish Cat and her brother Chicken have always had a very special bond--Cat is one of the few people who can keep Chicken happy. When he has a "meltdown" she's the one who scratches his back and reads his favorite story. She's the one who knows what Chicken needs. Since their mom has had to work double-hard to keep their family afloat after their father passed away, Cat has been the glue holding her family together. But even the strongest glue sometimes struggles to hold. When a summer trip doesn't go according to plan, Cat and Chicken end up spending three weeks with grandparents they never knew. For the first time in years, Cat has the opportunity to be a kid again, and the journey she takes shows that even the most broken or strained relationships can be healed if people take the time to walk in one another's shoes. An Indies Introduce Pick A Parents Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year An Amazon Best Book of the Year

Just Harriet

Just Harriet
Author: Elana K. Arnold
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2022-02-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0063092107

From the award-winning author of A Boy Called Bat comes a new young middle grade series in the tradition of Ramona and Clementine, starring an unforgettable girl named Harriet. There are a few things you should know about Harriet Wermer: She just finished third grade. She has a perfect cat named Matzo Ball. She doesn’t always tell the truth. She is very happy to be spending summer vacation away from home and her mom and dad and all the wonderful things she had been planning all year. Okay, maybe that last one isn’t entirely the truth. Of course, there’s nothing Harriet doesn't like about Marble Island, the small island off the coast of California where her nanu runs a cozy little bed and breakfast. And nobody doesn’t love Moneypenny, Nanu’s old basset hound. But Harriet doesn’t like the fact that Dad made this decision without even asking her. When Harriet arrives on Marble Island, however, she discovers that it's full of surprises, and even a mystery. One that seems to involve her Dad, back when he was a young boy living on Marble Island. One that Harriet is absolutely going to solve. And that's the truth.

The Beloved Girls

The Beloved Girls
Author: Harriet Evans
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Total Pages: 470
Release: 2022-05-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1538722186

"It's a funny old house. They have this ceremony every summer . . . There's an old chapel, in the grounds of the house. It's half-derelict. The Hunters keep bees in there. Every year, on the same day, the family processes to the chapel. They open the combs, taste the honey. Take it back to the house. Half for them -" my father winced, as though he had bitten down on a sore tooth. "And half for us." Catherine, a successful barrister, vanishes from a train station on the eve of her anniversary. Is it because she saw a figure - someone she believed long dead? Or was it a shadow cast by her troubled, fractured mind? The answer lies buried in the past. It lies in the events of the hot, seismic summer of 1989, at Vanes - a mysterious West Country manor house - where a young girl, Jane Lestrange, arrives to stay with the gilded, grand Hunter family, and where a devastating tragedy will unfold. Over the summer, as an ancient family ritual looms closer, Janey falls for each member of the family in turn. She and Kitty, the eldest daughter of the house, will forge a bond that decades later, is still shaping the present . . . 'We need the bees to survive, and they need us to survive. Once you understand that, you understand the history of Vanes, you understand our family.'

The Cat Who Came to Breakfast

The Cat Who Came to Breakfast
Author: Lilian Jackson Braun
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 273
Release: 1995-03-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 110121421X

Jim Qwilleran and his cats scramble for clues when peaceful Breakfast Island is turned upside-down by murder in this mystery in the New York Times bestselling Cat Who series. Qwilleran and the cats are visiting an island known by many names. Qwill has always called it Breakfast Island, but to the taciturn natives, it’s Providence Island. To the rich summer resident, it’s Grand Island—and to the developers and tourists who are turning this once-peaceful place into a circus, it’s Pear Island. But when some odd “accidents” occur, including a fatal boat explosion, Qwill suspects sabotage and sets out to investigate—because murder by any other name is just as deadly...

Cats Magazine

Cats Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 342
Release: 1962
Genre: Cats
ISBN:

America's oldest cat publication.

Splitting Harriet

Splitting Harriet
Author: Tamara Leigh
Publisher: Multnomah Fiction
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2007
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1590529286

A waitress and part-time director of a women's ministry, Harriet Bisset--once armed with a gutter mouth and a penchant for alcohol--meets her match in the new church consultant who rides into town on a motorcycle.