The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook

by Joanne Rocklin

Paperback, 2013

Status

Available

Call number

F

Publication

Amulet Paperbacks (2013), 240 pages

Description

As ten-year-old Oona and younger brother Fred conspire to break their sick cat Zook out of the veterinary clinic, Oona tells the story of Zook's previous lives.

User reviews

LibraryThing member Mad.River.Librarian
For cat lovers especially, this story is of Oona, an older sister desperately trying to protect her younger brother from the harsh realities of life, through the inventive telling of whoopers and lies. All the while putting on a brave face instead of grieving over the death of their father, Oona
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tries to find redemption in the adoption (some would say abduction) of a bb-bullet riddled cat, christened Zook. When Zook suddenly gets sick, can Oona spin a lie that will not only give comfort to her brother, but help save Zook's life?
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Awards

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards (Finalist — Juvenile — 2012)
Triple Crown Awards (Nominee — 2015)
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2015)
Mark Twain Readers Award (Nominee — 2015)
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2014)
Golden Kite Award (Winner — Fiction — 2013)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2016)
Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Nominee — 2017)

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

240 p.; 5.5 inches

ISBN

1419705253 / 9781419705250

UPC

499995085596

Barcode

6731
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