About this item
An endearingly energetic fourth grader takes on the big job of finding new homes for her neighbor's seven cats in this heartwarming illustrated middle grade novel for fans of Patricia MacLachlan and Sharon Creech.. Sparrow Robinson loves to dance and leap around. She loves cats. She has a million questions about the world, and she's not afraid to ask them. But she's just moved to a new town and a new school, and her busy parents have no time for her to get "carried away." Suddenly, she feels totally out of place. Sparrow's favorite thing in all this newness is her neighbor, Mrs. LaRose, who has seven cats and always has cookies and lemonade to share. But after Mrs. LaRose breaks her hip, she decides to move into assisted living - where the cats aren't allowed! Sparrow has to help.
About the Author
Gail Donovan is the author of middle-grade novels IN MEMORY OF GORFMAN T FROG, a New York Public Library Best Books for Children, WHAT'S BUGGING BAILEY BLECKER? and THE WAFFLER, a Junior Library Guild selection. Her newest title, FINCHOSAURUS, is being published by Islandport Press. Gail has worked as a farmer, a potter and a transcriber of surveillance audiotapes. She now lives in Maine with her husband and daughters, and works at the Portland Public Library.
