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It's Like This, Cat
When his father suggests that owning a dog might be good for him, fourteen-yearold Dave defiantly goes to Aunt Kate the Cat Woman and adopts a stray. The cat ends up leading him to new people and adventures all over Manhattan—and even to an appreciation for his parents.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1964 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780060243906
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The Loner
Both nameless and homeless, the boy wanders the country with other migrants, hoping to find work and food. Finally, lost and weak from hunger, he collapses and is found by a woman called The Boss. The gruff but gentle sheep rancher names him David and gives him a chance to make his own life on her Montana ranch.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1964 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780679200970