Monday, November 30, 2015

THE SIGN OF THE CAT, by Lynne Jonell

The story: Duncan's mother insists that they hide: Duncan can't show how smart he is, can't uncover his red hair, and certainly isn't going to tell anyone that he knows how to speak Cat. But on the fateful day that he aces the national exam and uncovers his head in public, Duncan ends up kidnapped and a prisoner aboard the ship of the man everyone thinks is a national hero. Even worse...the guy eats cats!?! It's up to Duncan, a spunky kitten named Fia, and a warlike tiger named Brig to recover the lost princess and foil the bad guys. Luckily, they make a pretty awesome team!

June Cleaver's ratings: Language PG; Violence PG; Sexual content G; Nudity G; Substance abuse PG; Magic & the occult G (unless you count "speaking Cat" as magic, in which case PG); GLBT content G; adult themes (kidnapping, murder, conspiracy; nothing graphic) PG; overall rating PG.

Liz's comments: I wished the hero was a little older (he's "almost" 12) because I thought this story was charming and I wish I could think more MS kids would read it. Hopefully Duncan will age up in the next installment!

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