Katie the Catsitter by Colleen AF Venable, illustrated by Stephanie Yue, 218 pages. GRAPHIC NOVEL. Penguin Random House. 2021. $21.
Language: G (0 swears); Mature Content G; Violence: PG
BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
12yo Katie is desperately trying to raise money to attend summer camp with her friends. She tries a variety of jobs until she gets a gig cat sitting not one or two cats, but 217 of them! These are no ordinary cats and their owner may not be who she appears to be either. Katie has to deal with unruly cats, their owner who may or may not be a super villain, and try to save a friendship by getting to summer camp.
This is a delightful romp through a universe that has weird and wonderful super villains and heroes. I love that Katie and her mother have a great relationship and that friendships change and that’s okay. Katie grows as a character and I will definitely want to read the next book, though this one ended very satisfactorily. Humor makes this fun. Caution, if your couch goes missing, check for cats.
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