How a book so focused on meanness, cruelty, violence and misery can be considered a candidate for a Newbery award is beyond me.
I don't get it. -- Cynthia Kadohata, Newbery Medal-winning author of Kira-Kira, "Rarely do I come across a book that makes me catch my breath, that reminds me why I wanted to be a writer -- to make of life something beautiful, something enduring. This is several stories rolled into one. She has two grown children and lives in College Station, Texas, with her husband. Your Web browser is not enabled for JavaScript. Originally published: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, ©2008. Manufacturers, The other two thirds are about a thousand year old snake (yes, you read that right) and a thousand year old alligator, and some assorted other characters from a thousand years ago, who are long dead.
The dog and cats (the only characters in the book that you could possibly like) really don't have much of a story. You may send this item to up to five recipients. Eventually he catches the mother and one of the two kittens and hurls them in a river to drown. The mother dies.
Then for about a hundred pages, the lost kitten wonders how to get back to the dog and his sister. So you really have two almost totally unrelated stories.
And one kitten\'s one moment of curiosity sets off a chain of events that is astonishing, remarkable, and enormous in its meaning. The kitten lives. The picture on the front is of a hound dog and two kittens. http:\/\/id.loc.gov\/vocabulary\/countries\/nju> ; http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/1153588246#Place\/princeton_n_j> ; http:\/\/id.worldcat.org\/fast\/896265> ; http:\/\/id.worldcat.org\/fast\/849374> ; http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/1153588246#Topic\/cats> ; http:\/\/id.worldcat.org\/fast\/829040> ; http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/1153588246#Topic\/dogs> ; http:\/\/id.loc.gov\/authorities\/subjects\/sh85012513> ; http:\/\/worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/id\/1153588246> ; http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/-\/oclc\/433148336#PublicationEvent\/princeton_n_j_recording_for_the_blind_&_dyslexic_2009> ; http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/1153588246#Agent\/recording_for_the_blind_&_dyslexic> ; http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/-\/oclc\/433148336> ; http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/1153588246#Agent\/recording_for_the_blind_&_dyslexic>, http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/1153588246#Place\/princeton_n_j>, http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/1153588246#Topic\/cats>. The Underneath by Kathi Appelt - There is nothing lonelier than a cat who has been loved, at least for a while, and then abandoned on the side of the road. Ranger urges the cat to hide underneath the porch, to raise her kittens there because Gar-Face, the man living inside the house, will surely use them as alligator bait should he find them. suppliers and others provide what you see here, There was really no explanation of how these two animals managed to live for a thousand years.
And one kitten's one moment of curiosity sets off a chain of events that is astonishing, remarkable, and enormous in its meaning. And of the snake's tediously repeated thoughts. There is nothing lonelier than a cat who has been loved, at least for a while, and then abandoned on the side of the road. Current selection is: Audiobook,
There is nothing lonelier than a cat who has been loved, at least for a while, and then abandoned on the side of the road.
An abandoned calico cat, about to have kittens, hears the achingly lonely howl of a chained up, abused hound dog deep in the bayou. Some features of WorldCat will not be available. From the Publisher: There is nothing lonelier than a cat who has been loved, at least for a while, and then abandoned on the side of the road. (not yet rated)
They are an unlikely pair, about to become an unlikely family. Please enter the subject. Get our latest staff recommendations, award news and digital catalog links right to your inbox. You can easily create a free account. Create lists, bibliographies and reviews: Your request to send this item has been completed. The blurb on the back of the book describes a story about a hound dog and kittens. For everyone who loves Sounder, Shiloh, and The Yearling, for everyone who loves the haunting beauty of writers such as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Flannery O\'Connor, and Carson McCullers, Kathi Appelt spins a harrowing yet keenly sweet tale about the power of love-and its opposite, hate-the fragility of happiness and the importance of making good on your promises.\"@, Export to EndNote / Reference Manager(non-Latin), http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/oclc\/433148336>. She dares to find him in the forest, and the hound dares to befriend this cat, this feline, this creature he is supposed to hate. A classic." Digital products purchased from this site are sold by Simon & Schuster Digital Sales Inc. Children's Fiction > Action & Adventure > Survival Stories, Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio (May 6, 2008), CCBC Choices (Cooperative Children's Book Council), Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award Nominee (AR), PEN USA Literary Award for Children's Literature. It is on my list of books for students could choose to read this summer. The copy I read was a library book, and I loved it so much I had to go buy my own copy. I loved the writing style, Ioved the story. A calico cat, about to have kittens, hears the lonely howl of a chained-up hound deep in the backwaters of the bayou. A wonderful story of the friendship of animals in the Texas bayou, animals made sentient but not so much anthropomorphized, lyrical, mystical, sweet, tense, compelling. They are an unlikely pair, about to become an unlikely family. Princeton, N.J. : Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, 2009. Please enter your name. To begin with, I feel that the packaging ripped me off.
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Learn more ››. He is abusive to his hound dog and takes great pleasure in killing animals. I am not familiar with Native American mythology, but it soon became obvious that something ancient, powerful and unearthly was being woven into the lives of the abandoned animals and the main human character. And one kitten's one moment of curiosity sets off a chain of events that is astonishing, remarkable, and enormous in its meaning. To ensure we are able to help you as best we can, please include your reference number: Preschool to Kindergarten Back to School Books. Copyright © 2001-2020 OCLC. So if you find a current lower price from an online retailer on an identical, in-stock product, tell us and we'll match it. Your feedback helps us make Walmart shopping better for millions of customers. The book has on the cover a Nation Book Award finalist seal and a Newbery Children's Honor book seal. This button opens a dialog that displays additional images for this product with the option to zoom in or out. I was entranced by its harsh reality, beauty and tenderness, and like many reviewers below wonder if this book really does appeal to middle grade readers. Tell us what you like and we'll recommend books you'll love. I felt so sorry for the animals and at the same time I felt sorry for Gar-Face who was a victim himself. Free 2-day shipping. Would you also like to submit a review for this item? Thank you for signing up, fellow book lover!
An abandoned calico cat, about to have kittens, hears the achingly lonely howl of a chained up, abused hound dog deep in the bayou. Perhaps one day I'll be able to share it with my granddaughter. -- Louis Sachar, Newbery Medal-winning author of Holes, "The Underneath is as enchanting as a hummingbird, as magical as the clouds." Applet's writing style is pretentious. But they are safe in the Underneath-as long as they stay in the Underneath. And one kitten's one moment of curiosity sets off a chain of events that is astonishing, remarkable, and enormous in its meaning. But, they are safe in the underneath...as long as they stay in the underneath. See more details at. Please take a minute to review our Privacy Policy. Electrode, Comp-e4cd8b6c-bb72-4ca2-89de-82cde1c2728b, DC-eus2-prod-a9, ENV-prod-a, PROF-PROD, VER-20.0.40, SHA-41ed8468826085770503056bd2c9bc8be5b55386, CID-537deb61-007-17559582d99f5c, Generated: Sat, 24 Oct 2020 06:42:32 GMT, Book Format. Ranger urges the cat to hide underneath the porch, to raise Sabine and Puck there because Gar-Face, the man living inside the house, will surely use her or her kittens as alligator bait should he find them. The cats live with the dog under the house where he is chained up, owned by a sadistic sociopath. I was surprised at how dreadfully sad parts of this book were and the mystical side of the story was a big surprise. Kittens, however, are notoriously curious creatures. She dares to find him in the forest and the hound dares to befriend this cat, this feline, this creature he is supposed to hate.
But they are safe in the Underneath-as long as they stay in the Underneath. Send me an email when my question is answered, We're committed to providing low prices every day, on everything. In the tradition of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Flannery O'Connor, and Carson McCullers, Kathi Appelt spins a harrowing yet keenly sweet tale about the power of love (and its opposite, hate), the fragility of happiness -- and the importance of making good on your promises.
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